Exploring pathways to mental healthcare for urban Aboriginal young people: a qualitative interview study.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To explore the perceptions of Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Service (ACCHS) staff involved in providing mental healthcare to Aboriginal young people of the current and ideal pathways to mental healthcare for urban Aboriginal young people attending ACCHSs, and to identify what additional supports staff may need to provide optimal mental healthcare to Aboriginal young people.

Design

Qualitative interview study conducted during May 2016-2017.

Setting

Primary care, at two ACCHSs participating in the Study of Environment on Aboriginal Resilience and Child Health in New South Wales.

Participants

Purposive sampling of staff involved in mental healthcare pathways of Aboriginal young people, including general practitioners (GPs), nurses and Aborigina

SUBMITTER: Kalucy D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6677949 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature