Unemployed Black/African Americans With Disabilities’ Treatment Acquisition for Substance Use Disorder and Serious Mental Illness

Authors

Jennifer M. Cook, University of Texas at San Antonio
Lee Za Ong, Marquette UniversityFollow
Melissa Deroche, Tarleton State University
ZeVida A. Jones, University of Tennessee - Martin
Kaela Schneider, University of Texas - San Antonio

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

10-2025

Publisher

Wiley

Source Publication

Journal of Multicultural Counseling and Development

Source ISSN

0883-8534

Original Item ID

DOI: 10.1002/jmcd.70002

Abstract

Black/African Americans with disabilities who live with substance use disorder and/or serious mental illness are an underserved population in mental health treatment. We conducted a quantitative analysis using the 2022 National Survey on Drug Use and Health (N = 317) to identify treatment trends and interpreted results using DisCrit and the Behavioral Model of Health Services Use. We offer discussion and implications to increase service access for this population.

Comments

Accepted version. Journal of Multicultural Counseling and Development Vol. 53, No. 4 (October 2025): 197-205 (2025). DOI. © 2025 The Author(s) published by Wiley Periodicals LLC on behalf of American Counseling Association (ACA).

Recommended Citation

Cook, Jennifer M.; Ong, Lee Za; Deroche, Melissa; Jones, ZeVida A.; and Schneider, Kaela, "Unemployed Black/African Americans With Disabilities’ Treatment Acquisition for Substance Use Disorder and Serious Mental Illness" (2025). College of Education Faculty Research and Publications. 632.
https://epublications.marquette.edu/edu_fac/632