# Improving migrants’ access to mental health services - URL: https://alisanburak.com/en/wcp-2026-posterler/k5187 - Language: en - Last updated: not specified - Page title: Improving migrants’ access to mental health services | WCP 2026 Summary > Although mental disorders are more prevalent among migrants and refugees than among native-born populations, their use of services is lower; achieving equity i… This page was translated automatically from Turkish. [Read the original](https://alisanburak.com/wcp-2026-posterler/k5187) This page is an AI-assisted Turkish summary of the study presented at the 26th World Congress of Psychiatry. The study belongs to the presenting authors; please refer to the original source when citing it. Symposium PresentationMigration and Transcultural PsychiatryReview / Opinion # Improving migrants’ access to mental health services Improving migrant access to mental health care Presenter: Sofie Bäärnhielm Country: Sweden Session: 3780 - MIGRANT MENTAL HEALTH AND TREATMENT IN INTERNATIONAL CONTEXT Date: Fri, 25.09.2026, 14:00 - 14:10 Room: Hall A6 Although mental disorders are more prevalent among migrants and refugees than among native-born populations, their use of services is lower; achieving equity in care requires improving the accessibility and cultural responsiveness of services. The talk takes as its starting point the finding that mental disorders are more prevalent among refugees and other migrant groups than among native-born populations, yet these groups make less use of mental health services. It argues that, to achieve equity in care, mental health services need to close the gap between need and access, improve accessibility, and adapt systems, services, and interventions. The presentation discusses evidence on differences in needs and service use, along with strategies and methods for addressing these disparities. At the local level, culturally and linguistically adapted community-based outreach programs may reduce barriers to accessing care and reduce stigma. It also notes that services can reduce barriers by providing adequate resources and skills training for mental health professionals. It emphasizes that professionals need training and support to work with cultural diversity and structural competence, understand and treat migrant and refugee patients, and respond to racial discrimination. Ultimately, culturally adapted assessment and treatment methods need to be implemented and evaluated. How to cite this study APA 7: Bäärnhielm, S., et al. (2026, September 25). Improving migrant access to mental health care [Symposium presentation]. 26th WPA World Congress of Psychiatry (WCP 2026), Stockholm, Sweden. Vancouver: Bäärnhielm S, et al. Improving migrant access to mental health care [symposium presentation]. 26th WPA World Congress of Psychiatry (WCP 2026); 2026 Sep 23-26; Stockholm, Sweden. Author names and title formatting were generated automatically from the congress system; please check them against the original poster before use. ## On the same topic - [Psikiyatrik hastalık ve şiddet: aile ruh sağlığı ve kültürlerarası yönlere odaklanma](https://alisanburak.com/en/wcp-2026-posterler/ev0096) - [İspanyolca konuşan popülasyonlar için bir dijital kliniğin kültürel ve dilsel uyarlaması](https://alisanburak.com/en/wcp-2026-posterler/ev0438) - [Göçmen ruh sağlığında eğitim boşluklarının incelenmesi: ülke genelinde bir ABD psikiyatri asistanı örnekleminin bakış açıları](https://alisanburak.com/en/wcp-2026-posterler/ev0519) - [Kültürler arasında aşk: göç ve kültürlerarası ilişkilerde çift terapisi](https://alisanburak.com/en/wcp-2026-posterler/ev0592) - [İran kültürünün ebeveynlik biçimi aracılığıyla çocukluktan yetişkinliğe gelişim üzerindeki etkisinin Y ve Z kuşaklarında incelenmesi](https://alisanburak.com/en/wcp-2026-posterler/ev0594) [All WCP 2026 summaries](https://alisanburak.com/en/wcp-2026-posterler) --- Kaynak / Source: https://alisanburak.com/en/wcp-2026-posterler/k5187 İletişim / Contact: Bağdat Caddesi, Veli Güneysu Apt. No:453 K:4 D:9, Suadiye / Kadıköy, İstanbul · +90 532 642 95 25 · info@alisanburak.com · https://alisanburak.com/bagdat-caddesi-psikoterapi-iletisim