• J Behav Health Serv Res · Oct 2018

    Creating Culturally Competent and Responsive Mental Health Services: A Case Study Among the Amish Population of Geauga County, Ohio.

    • Sarah C Miller-Fellows, Jim Adams, Jill E Korbin, and Lawrence P Greksa.
    • Department of Anthropology, Case Western Reserve University, 11220 Bellflower Road, Cleveland, OH, 44106-7125, USA. sarah.c.miller@case.edu.
    • J Behav Health Serv Res. 2018 Oct 1; 45 (4): 627-639.

    AbstractProviding effective mental health services requires knowledge about and cultural competence across a wide array of beliefs and practices. This study provides an example of a successful project to improve public mental health service delivery in an Amish community. County boards of mental health in a rural area of Northeast Ohio contacted researchers in 1998 to provide assistance in reaching the Amish community because of a concern that mental health services were not being utilized by the Amish population. Following meetings with community leaders, changes were made to improve the relationships of service providers and public funding agencies with the local Amish community, disseminate information about mental health concerns and services, and improve accessibility to mental health services. In 2013, a follow-up analysis of records found a 320% increase in public mental health service utilization by the Amish community within the first five years after these changes were made.

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