ABSTRACT

Despite best efforts among mental health service providers on community college campuses, students of color often feel hesitant to utilize such services, despite even the most urgent needs. The purpose of this research is to better understand the experiences and attitudes of urban community college students specific to mental health and mental health services available on campus. Focus groups comprised enrolled students resulted in data from which were drawn emergent themes relevant to student attitudes. Major findings include a mistrust of both the campus environment and psychotherapy, culturally based negative attitudes toward seeking therapy, lack of awareness of available campus services, and basic misunderstandings of mental health services. Future interventions based on the findings of this research include the design and implementation of initiatives designed to better inform students on the topics of mental health and available campus-based services while remaining sensitive to barriers created by cultural stigma.

摘要

尽管社区大学校园的心理健康服务提供者尽了最大的努力，但有色人种学生经常对使用这些服务犹豫不决，即使是最迫切的需求。本研究的目的是更好地了解城市社区大学生对校园心理健康和心理健康服务的具体体验和态度。由注册学生组成的焦点小组产生了与学生态度相关的新兴主题的数据。主要发现包括对校园环境和心理治疗的不信任，基于文化的对寻求治疗的消极态度，对可用校园服务缺乏认识，以及对心理健康服务的基本误解。