“…Beliefs and values related to gender were repeatedly identified as a barrier to treatment (Al-Krenawi, 1999;Al-Krenawi, Graham, Dean, & Eltaiba, 2004;Eapen & Ghubash, 2004;Murray, Fayyad, Jensen, Hoagwood, & Azer, 2006;Savaya, 1998;Shalhoub-Kevorkian, 2005). In some traditional segments of society, females are accompanied by males in public; consequently, in interactions with mental health service providers, females may need a chaperone to access and receive services (Al-Krenawi & Graham, 1999).…”