Numerous factors contribute to disparities in mental health diagnosis and treatment for racial and ethnic minorities. The speaker will describe the stages of screening, diagnosis, referral, and posttreatment, highlighting complexities that contribute to these disparities, including language barriers, varied cultural understandings of mental health, stigma, inaccessibility to care, socioeconomic disadvantages, clinician bias, difficulties in accurate screening and referral. Recommendations for mitigating concerns in correctional health care settings will be shared.

Educational Objectives

• Identify disparities in mental health care experienced by minorities in correctional settings
• Discuss structural barriers that hinder access to mental health care for marginalized groups
• Explore strategies and interventions aimed at addressing disparities in mental health care

Level:Basic