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How Black Americans Accessed And Used Mental Health Services During The Covid-19 Pandemic, John K. Anderson
How Black Americans Accessed And Used Mental Health Services During The Covid-19 Pandemic, John K. Anderson
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
The COVID-19 pandemic created barriers to accessing mental health services for the general population, but for Black Americans, it exacerbated systemic barriers that have historically influenced help-seeking behaviors. Drawing from the concept of obstructed use, this qualitative study explored those barriers and, using a narrative approach, explored how Black Americans described their experiences of accessing mental health services during the COVID-19 pandemic The participants included six men and two women who identified as U.S.-born Black American adults who sought mental health services during the COVID-19 pandemic. Narrative data were analyzed through thematic analysis, identifying themes and subthemes of the participants' …