Culturally Tailored Tele-Mental Health Care Linkage for Indigenous Populations: Protocol for a Mixed Methods Pilot Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Urban Indigenous populations face disproportionate mental health challenges, including high rates of posttraumatic stress disorder, depression, and substance use disorders, yet they have limited access to health services, especially culturally relevant care. The mechanism for providing care to Indigenous people in the United States, the Indian Health Service, is significantly underfunded and only accessible to certain Indigenous people. With more than 70% of Indigenous individuals in the United States living in urban settings, there is a growing need for innovative health care solutions. A community-based, Indigenous-led health and mental health-focused nonprofit in the northeast United States developed ShockTalk, a tele-mental health linkage-to-care app tailored specifi

SUBMITTER: Richer AMS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12658390 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature