U.S. Immigrants and Mental Health: An Investigation of the Influence of Mental Health Stigma and Discrimination on Stress and Depression and Affordances Associated with Using Online Mental Health Applications and Online Support Groups

Malterud, Andie; Elmira, Hamidi; Muckerman, Meredith; Ahmad, Asra; Freeman, Laura E. Beane; Weber, Fiona; Kueppers, George; Wright, Kevin B.

doi:10.1080/1041794x.2022.2071975

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“…Upon arrival in the US, immigrants face a new set of challenges as they try to acclimate to a new country, adding additional stress ( 15 , 16 ), anxiety ( 15 , 16 ), and sometimes post-traumatic stress disorder ( 16 , 17 ). One main barrier to accessing mental health services is the associated taboo or stigma.…”

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“The perfect storm”: community worker perspectives on the impact of COVID-19 on New York City immigrants and migrant-serving organizations

Hobbs,

Masoud,

Cravero

et al. 2024

Front. Public Health

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BackgroundImmigrants in New York City (NYC) have higher COVID-19 mortality than the general population. While migrant-serving organizations (MSOs) provide access to a breadth of services, they are disproportionately impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic due to staffing limitations, funding cuts, and resource limitations of communities served.MethodsSix focus-group discussions were conducted to explore the experiences of MSOs in NYC during the COVID-19 pandemic from November 2021 to March 2022. Study participants csomprised a subsample of survey respondents from a larger study identified via lists of MSOs.ResultsTwenty-seven organizational representatives from 11 MSOs across NYC participated in the discussions. In addition to providing information on communities served, services offered, and organizational characteristics, the following themes emerged from the convenings: mental health challenges and resources needed for immigrants; immigration-related challenges; factors exacerbating hardships for immigrants during COVID-19; interorganizational collaborations and partnerships; policy change; and needs/requests of MSOs. MSOs provide a wide range of services as non-profit organizations and use interorganizational collaboration to improve service delivery. The proximity of MSOs to immigrant communities helps providers understand the needs of immigrants relating to the COVID-19 pandemic and factors that shape telehealth services.ConclusionMSOs are important providers and advocates for immigration policy in the US given their relationship with the populations they serve. These findings have implications for how to support MSOs that serve immigrants in NYC. Strategies to achieve this include timelier availability and exchange of information, policies, and research as well as strengthening the experience-based advocacy of these groups.

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“The perfect storm”: community worker perspectives on the impact of COVID-19 on New York City immigrants and migrant-serving organizations

Hobbs,

Masoud,

Cravero

et al. 2024

Front. Public Health

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Examining dimensions of help‐seeking intentions and associations with personal mental illness stigma among racial and ethnic minority immigrants

Deng,

Rose

2024

Journal Community Psychology

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This study examined the factor structure of the General Help‐seeking Questionnaire and how personal mental illness stigma was associated with different types of help‐seeking intentions among racial and ethnic minority immigrants in the United States. A sample of 202 immigrants aged 18−39 were recruited from a Qualtrics panel and completed the online survey. Confirmatory factor analysis and multiple linear regression were conducted. Results confirmed four dimensions of help‐seeking intentions: informal, formal, semi‐formal, and traditional sources. Immigrants with higher levels of mental illness stigma are more likely to seek help from traditional sources (e.g., religious leader or other community‐based nonfaith resources) and semi‐formal sources (e.g., web‐based resources). Lack of awareness of service options is a key barrier to formal help‐seeking. Results signal the importance of collaboration between mental health service providers. Adopting culturally sensitive care and web‐based delivery formats may help address immigrants' concerns about mental health stigma.

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Mental Health and Care Utilization Among Ethiopian-Israeli Immigrants During the Period of COVID-19

Shapiro

Mekonent

Tanami

2023

J. Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities

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U.S. Immigrants and Mental Health: An Investigation of the Influence of Mental Health Stigma and Discrimination on Stress and Depression and Affordances Associated with Using Online Mental Health Applications and Online Support Groups

Cited by 5 publications

References 61 publications

“The perfect storm”: community worker perspectives on the impact of COVID-19 on New York City immigrants and migrant-serving organizations

“The perfect storm”: community worker perspectives on the impact of COVID-19 on New York City immigrants and migrant-serving organizations

Examining dimensions of help‐seeking intentions and associations with personal mental illness stigma among racial and ethnic minority immigrants

Mental Health and Care Utilization Among Ethiopian-Israeli Immigrants During the Period of COVID-19

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