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August 29, 2026Journal of Racial and Ethnic Health DisparitiesOpen Access

Breaking Barriers: Understanding Mental Health Care Disparities in Latino and African American Populations

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BTBianca TaylorKMKarla Collazo MelianGCGrettel CastroFlorida International University

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Implication

Cross-sectional analysis reveals lower mental healthcare receipt and higher unmet need among Black and Hispanic adults, highlighting persistent racial disparities in service access.

Key Points

  • To examine racial and ethnic disparities in mental health service access and unmet perceived need among Non-Hispanic Black and Hispanic adults compared to Non-Hispanic White adults in the United States.
  • Pooled cross-sectional analysis using 2019 to 2021 National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH) data from 25,892 adults aged 18 and older.
  • Evaluated mental healthcare receipt in the past 12 months and unmet perceived need across race/ethnicity using binary logistic regression adjusted for age, sex, insurance, employment, income, and geography.
  • Non-Hispanic White adults had higher rates of receiving mental healthcare (79.8%) compared to Non-Hispanic Black (71.3%; OR = 0.63, 95% CI = 0.56–0.70) and Hispanic adults (67.6%; OR = 0.65, 95% CI = 0.60–0.71).
  • Unmet perceived need was significantly higher in Hispanic (54.4%; OR = 1.31, 95% CI = 1.21–1.42) and Non-Hispanic Black adults (48.6%; OR = 1.24, 95% CI = 1.13–1.38) compared to Non-Hispanic White adults (41.2%).
  • Female sex was independently associated with higher odds of receiving care (OR = 1.09, 95% CI = 1.02–1.17) and higher unmet perceived need (OR = 1.26, 95% CI = 1.19–1.33).

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Taylor et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a92997e8e5d7d1fc0c1176bhttps://doi.org/10.1007/s40615-026-03160-2
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