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Title: Access to mental health services by culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) communities in Australia: a scoping review.
Authors: Emmanuel, Robeena (AUTHOR), Joseph, Bindu (AUTHOR), Rahman, Muhammad Aziz (AUTHOR)
Source: International Journal of Mental Health. 2026, Vol. 55 Issue 2, p265-293. 29p.
Subjects: Mental illness treatment, Health services accessibility, Medical care use, Mental health services, CINAHL database, Content analysis, Mental illness, Descriptive statistics, Systematic reviews, MEDLINE, Thematic analysis, Linguistics, Conceptual structures, Online information services, Transcultural medical care, Cultural pluralism, Psychology information storage & retrieval systems
Geographic Terms: Australia
Abstract: Australia is one of the most diverse, multicultural countries in the world. A significant number of people from culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) backgrounds experience some form of mental disorder, yet demonstrate reduced and variable rates of access to mental health services. The challenges presented by cultural and linguistic diversity have not been effectively met despite national and state-level mental health reforms for the past two decades in Australia. This scoping review examines the barriers and facilitators to accessing and utilising mental health services by the CALD population in Australia. Twenty-three articles were included in this scoping review. This review highlighted prominent barriers to accessing and utilising mental health services by the CALD population. Facilitators that better enable access and utilisation of services are also reported in the literature. The findings from this review can potentially inform local policy discussions and practice culturally appropriate mental health service delivery. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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  Data: Australia is one of the most diverse, multicultural countries in the world. A significant number of people from culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) backgrounds experience some form of mental disorder, yet demonstrate reduced and variable rates of access to mental health services. The challenges presented by cultural and linguistic diversity have not been effectively met despite national and state-level mental health reforms for the past two decades in Australia. This scoping review examines the barriers and facilitators to accessing and utilising mental health services by the CALD population in Australia. Twenty-three articles were included in this scoping review. This review highlighted prominent barriers to accessing and utilising mental health services by the CALD population. Facilitators that better enable access and utilisation of services are also reported in the literature. The findings from this review can potentially inform local policy discussions and practice culturally appropriate mental health service delivery. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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