Date of Award
Summer 8-23-2025
Document Type
Doctoral Research Paper
Degree Name
Psy.D.
Organizational Unit
Graduate School of Professional Psychology
First Advisor
Erica Adkins
Second Advisor
Kathryn Fox
Third Advisor
Noelle Lefforge
Copyright Statement / License for Reuse
All Rights Reserved.
Keywords
Barriers to care, Suicide, Self-injury, Crisis services, Black young adults
Abstract
Black communities face an increased burden of mental illness (Gordon, 2020). This can be linked to factors such as experiences of racism, higher rates of unemployment, financial and food insecurity, and disparities in health care (Gordon, 2020). Despite this, Black communities have historically experienced relatively low rates of suicide (Gordon, 2020). This has been anecdotally attributed to protective cultural values and beliefs about suicide. However, there has been a recent shift in this trend, particularly for Black youth and young adults.
Copyright Date
9-25-2024
Publication Statement
Copyright is held by the author. User is responsible for all copyright compliance.
Rights Holder
Emily Burns
Provenance
Received from author
File Format
application/pdf
Language
English (eng)
Extent
111 pgs
File Size
1.6 MB
Recommended Citation
Burns, Emily K., "Examining Barriers to Crisis Service Use Among Black Young Adults" (2025). Graduate School of Professional Psychology: Doctoral Papers and Masters Projects. 549.
https://digitalcommons.du.edu/capstone_masters/549