Pathways Through Early Psychosis Care for U.S. Youths From Ethnically and Racially Minoritized Groups: A Systematic Review

Reorienting the focus from an individual to a community-level lens to improve the pathways through care for early psychosis in the United States

“…Documenting pathways to care such as the extent to which appropriate mental health care is accessible for various communities (e.g., rural, economically disadvantaged) is a crucial endeavor, especially given that delays in accessing the appropriate services can worsen symptom severity, reduce quality of life, and impair engagement in treatment ( Myers et al, 2023 ; Oluwoye et al, 2020 ). Yet, prior work on disparities in care for early psychosis have focused on individual- and interpersonal-level factors ( Heun-Johnson et al, 2021 ; Oluwoye et al, 2018 ).…”