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Early intervention approaches are key to mitigating the impact of mental ill-health during adolescence, however social exclusion can create additional barriers to accessing care.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Aim:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>We aimed to better understand help-seeking experiences of adolescents facing co-occurring social exclusion and mental ill-health, including sources of support, barriers and preferences for service provision.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Method:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Cross-sectional data were analysed, from the 2022 Mission Australia Youth Survey ( N\u2009=\u200918,800). Adolescents aged 15 to 19\u2009years were recruited from around Australia, through schools, community organisations and digital platforms. Indices of four domains of social exclusion (housing, finances, relational and education\/employment) were created using existing Youth Survey variables, and supplemented with demographic characteristics, psychological distress and help-seeking behaviours (perceived need, mental health supports, barriers to access and preferences). Relationships between social exclusion domains, mental health concerns and help-seeking behaviours were explored using logistic regression models.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>A total of 9,743 young people reported having needed mental health support, yet only 58.1% reportedly sought support ( n\u2009=\u20095,565). Social exclusion domains were associated with different help-seeking behaviours: housing challenges with higher help-seeking (OR\u2009=\u20091.28; 95% CI [1.15, 1.42]); relational difficulties and edu-employment issues with lower (OR\u2009=\u20090.75; 95% CI [0.68, 0.83] and OR\u2009=\u20090.82; 95% CI [0.75, 0.89]). Stigma, confidentiality concerns, cost and not knowing where to seek help were common barriers to help-seeking; those experiencing social exclusion more likely to report these. Participants reported a strong preference for face-to-face support.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusions:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>This study highlights the additional needs and challenges faced by adolescents dealing with both social exclusion and mental ill-health. With greater barriers to help-seeking, concerted efforts are needed to reduce stigma, improve mental health literacy and increase access to trusted information sources. Further initiatives should focus on structural factors that socially exclude young people and exacerbate inequitable access to mental healthcare.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1177\/00207640241262703","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2024,7,31]],"date-time":"2024-07-31T06:37:37Z","timestamp":1722407857000},"page":"1267-1278","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1177\/sage-journals-update-policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":8,"title":["Inequitable access to mental healthcare for socially excluded adolescents"],"prefix":"10.1177","volume":"70","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-6581-5890","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Kate","family":"Filia","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Centre for Youth Mental Health, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, VIC, Australia"},{"name":"Orygen, Parkville, VIC, Australia"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Shu 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