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The study aims to overview the challenges ethnic minorities encounter when seeking mental health support, focusing on linguistic and organizational barriers.

July 15, 2026HealthcareOpen Access

Difficulties in Accessing Mental Health Services: The Perspective of Users from Cultural Minorities

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AIAntonio IudiciUniversity of Padua GGGiulia GusellaRegione del Veneto

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Scoping review identifies barriers faced by ethnic minorities in accessing mental health services, suggesting the need for systemic change.

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The study aims to overview the challenges ethnic minorities encounter when seeking mental health support, focusing on linguistic and organizational barriers.
Conducted a scoping review using SCOPUS for peer-reviewed studies in a European context.
Included studies addressing ethnic minorities' experiences with mental health services from a user perspective.
Included twenty studies meeting inclusion criteria, using qualitative narrative synthesis.
Identified linguistic and communicative and organisational and economic barriers faced by ethnic minority and migrant individuals.
Highlighted issues like language distance, limited interpreter availability, and stigma as major impediments.
Emphasized the need for culturally appropriate care and the systemic change required to address underlying disparities.

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Iudici et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a57242188b21df8754809a8 https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare14142083

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Scoping review identifies barriers faced by ethnic minorities in accessing mental health services, suggesting the need for systemic change.

Difficulties in Accessing Mental Health Services: The Perspective of Users from Cultural Minorities

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Difficulties in Accessing Mental Health Services: The Perspective of Users from Cultural Minorities

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