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Mobilizing Community Health Workers to Address Mental Health Disparities for Underserved Populations: A Systematic Review

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Barnett, Miya L., Gonzalez, Araceli, Miranda, Jeanne, Chavira, Denise A., Lau, Anna S.·2018·Administration and Policy in Mental Health and Mental Health Services Research

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This systematic review evaluates efforts to date to involve community health workers (CHWs) in delivering evidence-based mental health interventions to underserved communities in the United States and in low- and middle-income countries. Forty-three articles (39 trials) were reviewed to characterize the background characteristics of CHW, their role in intervention delivery, the types of interventions they delivered, and the implementation supports they received. The majority of trials found that CHW-delivered interventions led to symptom reduction. Training CHWs to support the delivery of evidence-based practices may help to address mental health disparities. Areas for future research as well as clinical and policy implications are discussed.

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Authors: Barnett, M. L., Gonzalez, A., Miranda, J., Chavira, D. A., & Lau, A. S.
Affiliations: University of California, Santa Barbara (US)
University of California, Los Angeles (US)
Corresponding author: Barnett, Miya L.
ORCID: Barnett, Miya L.
Miranda, Jeanne
Chavira, Denise A.
Lau, Anna S.
Venue: Administration and Policy in Mental Health and Mental Health Services Research
Publisher: Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Published: 2017-07-20
Volume: 45
Issue: 2
Pages: 195-211
ISSN: 0894-587X (ISSN-L)
1573-3289
DOI: 10.1007/s10488-017-0815-0
PMC: PMC5803443
OpenAlex: W2739197041
Cited by: 431
References: 93
Citations by year: 2026: 51 · 2025: 69 · 2024: 60 · 2023: 57 · 2022: 63 · 2021: 57 · 2020: 39 · 2019: 25 · 2018: 10
FWCI: 3.12
Type: journal article
Language: en
Open access: green
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Licence: www.springer.com/tdm (tdm)
www.springer.com/tdm (vor)
Locations: Administration and Policy in Mental Health and Mental Health Services Research (publishedVersion)
PubMed (publishedVersion)
Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (acceptedVersion)
PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
eScholarship (California Digital Library) (submittedVersion)
Funders: National Institute of Mental Health (K01MH110608)
Topics: Health Sciences › Medicine › Psychiatry and Mental health › Mental Health Treatment and Access
Health Sciences › Health Professions › General Health Professions › Health Policy Implementation Science
Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Cultural Competency in Health Care
Keywords: community health workers, mental health disparities, underserved populations, evidence-based practice, CHW training, implementation support, symptom relief, low- and middle-income countries, United States
MeSH terms: Adolescent, Adult, Aged, Aged, 80 and over, Child, Child, Preschool, Community Health Services, Female, Health Policy, Humans, Male, Mental Health Services, Middle Aged, United States, Vulnerable Populations, Healthcare Disparities, Evidence-Based Practice, Young Adult

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