Just ethnic matching? Racial and ethnic minority students and culturally appropriate mental health provision at British universities.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

The need for "culturally appropriate" support for racial and ethnic minority (REM) students has prompted several British universities to embrace targeted interventions such as "ethnic matching" to encourage professional help-seeking on campus (i.e., pairing REM students with ethnically similar practitioners). There remains, however, little clarity on what culturally appropriate support entails. This study explores how REM students define culturally appropriate support and the approaches they view to be effective in promoting help-seeking.

Methods

Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 48 REM students in two British universities. Data analysis was guided by principles of constructivist grounded theory and reflexive thematic analysis.

Results

REM student

SUBMITTER: Olaniyan FV 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9448376 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature