@article{ref1,
title="Black college students at elevated risk for suicide: barriers to mental health service utilization",
journal="Journal of American college health",
year="2019",
author="Busby, Danielle R. and Zheng, Kai and Eisenberg, Daniel and Albucher, Ronald C. and Favorite, Todd and Coryell, William and Pistorello, Jacqueline and King, Cheryl A.",
volume="ePub",
number="ePub",
pages="ePub-ePub",
abstract="<b>Objective:</b> To examine differences between Black students who do and do not screen positive for suicide risk; to describe barriers to mental health service utilization (MHSU) among participants with a positive screen and no current MHSU and; to determine if barriers vary by student characteristics. <b>Participants:</b> 1,559 Black students (66% female), ages 18 years and older (<i>M</i> = 21 years, <i>SD</i> = 2.61) recruited from September 2015 to October 2017 across four universities. <b>Method:</b> Participants completed an online survey assessing demographics, suicide risk, MHSU, and barriers to MHSU. <b>Results:</b> Seventeen percent of students screened positive for risk; 66% of these students were not receiving MHS. Students who screened positive were female and younger. Perceived problem severity (74%) was reported most frequently. <b>Conclusions:</b> Efforts to improve MHSU among Black college students at risk for suicide should address students' awareness of treatable MH problems and time concerns.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0744-8481",
doi="10.1080/07448481.2019.1674316",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/07448481.2019.1674316"
}