@article{ref1,
title=""What gets people in the door": an integrative model of student veteran mental health service use and opportunities for communication",
journal="Journal of American college health",
year="2022",
author="Harris, Magdalen P. J. and Palmedo, P. Christopher and Fleary, Sasha A.",
volume="ePub",
number="ePub",
pages="ePub-ePub",
abstract="OBJECTIVE: To explore barriers and facilitators to mental health care among the student service member and veteran (SSM/V) population, develop an integrative model of mental health service use, and identify health communication opportunities. Participants: Participants were 21 current and former SSM/Vs recruited online and via snowball sampling. <br><br>METHODS: We conducted an emergent thematic analysis of in-depth interviews that took place in February 2021. <br><br>RESULTS: We identified eight major themes. Two were contextual (military culture, SSM/V identities), three were navigational (career repercussions, recognizing need, service availability/quality), and three were paths forward (high-quality accessible services, veteran peers/spaces, relevant outreach). <br><br>CONCLUSIONS: We recommend higher education institutions promote SSM/V spaces, position mental health care as utilitarian, improve everyday mental health literacy, highlight service accessibility and quality, and deliver communications that reflect the diversity of SSM/V identities beyond the &quot;warrior&quot; archetype.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0744-8481",
doi="10.1080/07448481.2022.2129977",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/07448481.2022.2129977"
}