Leah S. Steele|Carolyn S. Dewa|Kenneth Lee
Socioeconomic Status and Self-Reported Barriers to Mental Health Service Use
St. Michael's Hospital|Centre for Addiction and Mental Health|University of Toronto|St Michaels Hospital|Centre for Addiction and Mental Health|Centre for Addiction and Mental Health
socially disadvantaged individuals high risk mental health service needs unmet explored relations among education level income level selfreported barriers mental health service use individuals mental illness using data canadian community health survey mental health wellbeing cchs 12our sample group comprised 83 adult respondents met cchs 12 criteria anxiety affective disorder past 12 months n 3101 examined association education income levels selfreported accessibility availability acceptability barriers mental health careaccessibility availability acceptability barriers reported 3 5 16 sample respectively individuals high school diploma less likely individuals without high school diploma report acceptability barriers care odds ratio 065 95 confidence interval 045 093 higherincome individuals less likely lowerincome individuals report acceptability barriers care odds ratio 069 95 confidence interval 050 096 employment distress level age family structure also associated acceptability barriersissues related acceptability explain unmet need mental health services program planners consider development targeted approaches service delivery outreach lowincome working individuals completed high school