Table 3 –
Literacy about Potential Barriers to Mental Health Care and Coverage in the MHFA trainings (N = 24)
| Identified by participants before the traininga | Topics covered by MHFA trainingb | |
|---|---|---|
| Stigma | ||
| Concern about stigma from family member(s) | 88% | 88% |
| Feeling embarrassed or ashamed by community member(s) | 71% | 83% |
| Concern that people might find out | 79% | 83% |
| Mental health literacy | ||
| Lack of knowledge on where to get the professional care | 67% | 83% |
| Lack of professionals from individual’s own ethnic or cultural group | 63% | 67% |
| Inability to describe or express one’s mental health issues | 79% | 67% |
| Personal issues | ||
| Slow progress of mental health care | 71% | 50% |
| Preference to only seek help from family or friends | 71% | 46% |
| Unwillingness to improve | 63% | 21% |
| Preference to only seek alternative forms of help | 54% | 33% |
| Dislike of talking about one’s feelings, emotions or thoughts | 79% | 88% |
| Social determinants of health | ||
| Lack of insurance coverage | 74% | 58% |
| Financial costs | 67% | 75% |
| Lack of transportation | 54% | 46% |
This is self-reported by participants completed on pre-training survey, this question was coded as whether each potential barrier to mental health care ever stopped, delayed, or discouraged a person who identifies as an Asian/Asian-American and has or has had a mental health problem in a range of: This has stopped Not AT ALL (0), Don’t Know (0), This has stopped A LITTLE (1), QUITE A LOT (1), AND A LOT (1).
This is self-reported by participants completed on post-training survey, this question was coded as whether the Mental Health First Aid training help participant from recognizing any of the following potential barriers by select all that apply. If the respond checked the question, we coded as one (1). If the box was not checked, we coded as zero (0).