Experiences of racial microaggression among immigrant and Canadian-born young adults: Effects of double stigma on mental health and service use.
Ruo Ying FengAmanda KrygsmanTracy VaillancourtIrene VitoroulisPublished in: The International journal of social psychiatry (2023)
Our findings highlight the joint effects of racial microaggression and stigma toward mental health and service as barriers to help-seeking among immigrant young adults. Mental health intervention and outreach programmes should target overt and covert forms of racial discrimination while incorporating culturally sensitive anti-stigma approaches to help reduce disparities in mental health service use among immigrants in Canada.