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In recent years the number of individuals struggling with mental illness has increased, and traditional mental health services are now considered insufficient under the current circumstances which has prompted researchers to develop new approaches for mental healthcare. Social media usage is growing, and it is been utilized to help provide additional insight on mental health by using the information shared by individuals, as well as data taken from their social media activity. While this approach may provide a unique and effective perspective for mental health services, it is critical that privacy risks and protections are considered in the process. Social media services collect, process, and stores a substantial amount of information about its users and how that information is shared as well as what type of predictions are made may pose serious privacy concerns. This study aims to understand how privacy is addressed and emphasized during the process of using social media data for mental healthcare by constructing a systematic review on previous scholarly papers related to the topic. Solove's taxonomy of privacy is used to evaluate these publications privacy considerations and to demonstrate the privacy risks that may arise when social media data is used for mental health. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The integration of Artificial Intelligence (AI) into the mental health sector marks a significant advancement in healthcare delivery and patient management. This Idea of this paper is to explore the revolutionary potential of AI to transform mental healthcare practices, including diagnostic processes, personalized treatment approaches, and enhancing patient engagement through predictive analytics and virtual support systems. It investigates the transformative effects of AI on the accessibility, affordability, and quality of mental health care by leveraging vast datasets for insightful analysis and real-time decision-making. However, the incorporation of AI technologies within mental health services introduces complex ethical and regulatory challenges, particularly concerning aspects of patient privacy, data security, and the preservation of the doctor-patient relationship. Through a critical examination, this paper aims to contribute to the ongoing dialogue about the ethical application of AI in mental health and to guide the development of responsible AI-driven interventions. The paper also assesses the existing legal frameworks to highlight potential gaps that exist in the burgeoning field of AI-enabled mental healthcare system. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Human life in the modern scenario has become quite taxing; mental health issues are on the rise. Our medical science may have progressed well enough to furnish physical health excellency in the general populace (of course, in relative terms), but mental health is still taboo. This is especially so in many of the non-first-world countries, where forthcoming mental health issues and asking for help can lead to anything from public ridicule to social ostracism. In such a scenario, it is of paramount importance that someone comes up with a more private approach to mental health care and well-being. In this paper, the authors discuss how the effects of stress can be monitored using a different implementation of k-NN (k-Nearest Neighbors). With this, using the Manhattan distance metric we were able to achieve 99.84% accuracy, and even after the application of PCA, we achieved 93.97% accuracy. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This paper recounts the successful BUPdata, a discontinued electronic health record (EHR) system for Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS) in Norway. It was developed and owned by the national association for CAMHS and fulfilled needs for collaborative care, practice insight, and service management. It aimed to unify the requirements of government, administration, clinicians, patients, and researchers alike, with the goal of providing uniform quality of care nationally. When CAMHS became integrated with specialist healthcare, BUPdata was replaced with more a general EHR system offering far less functionality and insight into CAMHS practice. We have studied BUPdata, and interviewed stakeholders in order to develop decision aids based on practice data analysis and give clinicians and patients insight into successful local practice, collaboration patterns, and overview of local resources. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The aim of this paper is to present an ongoing research project "Paradigm Change of Mental Health and Well-being in Lithuania: Towards Empirically Valid Model" (2015- 2017) and part of its results (research project is granted by Research Council of Lithuania). This project is aimed to contribute to the paradigmatic change by scientific research and evaluation of efficacy of pharmaceutic and psychotherapeutic treatment to psychological and social functioning, and to estimate economic burden of treatment and mental diseases that society must pay. It is interdisciplinary research project is implemented by group of researchers, including representatives of psychology, psychiatry, sociology and economy. It consists of six goals each accomplished by using different research methods (quantitative, qualitative) and data sources (data bases of medical and social services providers, documents, mental health care experts and service users). In this paper, we will present in more detail goal nr.1 - comparison of economic burden of mental illness and expenses of various treatment forms. Data for this part of research was gathered from databases of Institute of Hygiene, National Health Insurance Fund, State Social Insurance Fund Board, Lithuanian Labour Exchange, Municipality, and Ministry of the Interior. Data representing years 2012 and 2014 from above mentioned databases were gathered concerning people who received treatment of mental disorders in 2013 in various departments of two mental health institutions where different treatment methods are used. Data analysis accomplished by comparing pre-treatment data (year 2012), post treatment data (year 2014), costs of treatment (year 2013). As data gathering and analysis, process is still ongoing, we plan to present very fresh research results concerning differences in changes of use of health care services, drugs, social services and social allowances, active labour market policy measures periods of (un)employment, insurance contributions and benefits, etc. before and after various mental disorders treatment forms where received as well as rates of participation in crime (as victims or as perpetrators), rates of deaths and their causes. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Battle Creek, a small Midwest city in Michigan, is home to approximately 3,700 Burmese refugees, most of whom are Christians and find employment in factory jobs. In the past two years, a pressing crisis has been brewing in the Burmese community. Excessive alcohol consumption among Burmese men has led to an alarming number of DUI/DWI (driving under influence/driving while intoxicated) arrests. Burmese DWI offenders' significantly high blood alcohol levels (.32-.35) suggest potential mental health issues and their high rates of probation violation indicate the ineffective substance abuse treatment after their arrests. This paper analyzes how different perceptions and proposed solutions among three social institutions--the criminal justice system, the mental health care system, and Burmese ethnic churches--lead to the failure of correcting alcohol misuse behavior among the Burmese. The paper will discuss major challenges facing Burmese activists on this particular issue and examine the greater impact of Burmese DWI arrests on their integration. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This paper presents a temporal dynamic model of anxiety states and traits for an individual. Anxiety is a natural part of life, and most of us experience it from time to time. But for some people, anxiety can be extreme. Based on several personal characteristics, traits, and a representation of events (i.e. psychological and physiological stressors), the formal model can represent whether a human that experience certain scenarios will fall into an anxiety states condition. A number of well-known relations between events and the course of anxiety are summarized from the literature and it is shown that the model exhibits those patterns. In addition, the formal model has been mathematically analyzed to find out which stable situations exist. Finally, it is pointed out how this model can be used in therapy, supported by a software agent. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Recent technological advancements promise new potentials for the use of therapeutic conversational agents (CAs) to deliver mental health interventions. However, both researchers and practitioners face challenges in anthropomorphizing therapeutic CAs for more human-like interactions while avoiding the uncanny feeling from users. Drawing upon the literature of CA anthropomorphism and the uncanny valley theory, the current short paper offers a novel insight into users’ receptivity to therapeutic CAs. It differentiates CAs’ anthropomorphic design features as visual and verbal anthropomorphism and examines their distinct and contrast effects on user perception and advice adherence. We developed a research design to test our model by deploying a 3x2 experiment. We believe this study will provide important contributions that are crucial for the anthropomorphic design of CAs and understanding of the uncanny valley effect in the therapeutic healthcare service setting. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This paper presents how deinstitutionalization was designed and built in Western countries, as well as the positive and negative effects of this practice. Moreover, the paper presents the main types of community-based mental health services, some of which have also been undertaken at a national level. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This paper presents a novel artifact called MDscan that can help mental health professionals quickly screen a large number of patients for ten mental disorders. MDscan uses patient responses to the SCL- 90-R clinical questionnaire to create a full-color image, similar to radiological images, which identifies which disorder or combination of disorders may afflict a patient, the severity of the disorder, and the underlying logic of this prediction, using an explainable artificial intelligence (XAI) approach. While prior artificial intelligence (AI) tools have seen limited acceptance in clinical practice because of the lack of transparency and interpretability in their "black box" models, the XAI approach used in MDscan is a "white box" model that elaborates which patient feature contributes to the predicted outcome and to what extent. Using patient data from a mental health clinic, we demonstrate that MDscan outperforms current (expert-based) clinical practice by an average of 20%. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

In this paper, we address the question: how does a monetary incentive influence the empathy expressed in peer users’ and counselors’ responses to questions posted anonymously in online mental health platforms (OMHPs) by individuals suffering from some mental health issue. Rooted in the literature on mental health and empathy and incentives, we hypothesize that a monetary incentive given competitively after passing challenges is likely to increase the expression of cognitive empathy in online responses of all responders in an OMHPs, but the increase in expression of cognitive empathy in online responses will be higher for peer users as compared to counselors. We test our hypotheses using data on 1,455,941 responses to questions from two of the most prominent OMHPs in China in a natural experiment setting after developing a measure of empathy in responses using machine learning methods based on recent approaches from the computer science and medicine fields. Our results provide support to our hypotheses. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Individuals with serious mental illness are disproportionately involved in the criminal justice system. In recent years, efforts to reduce justice involvement and recidivism have focused on the implementation of new mental health diversion strategies, as well as increasing access to mental health care during incarceration and upon re-entry. This paper examines the role and experience of mental health professionals working in this context. Specifically, I consider their conceptualization of the relevant institutional logics of safety and care, the occupational challenges associated with their professional prerogatives as mental health 'boundary spanners', and the potential for variation within their perceptions of responsibility of care. Data for this project stem from observations and interviews with mental health professionals working in a local jurisdiction in Texas, with a particular focus on the broad range of mental health services provided by the local mental health authority in coordination with the criminal justice system in that area. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

A report released by the Child First Canada in September of 2018 painted a troubling picture of children's health and well-being in Canada. This study specifically gave youth poor marks on a number of health markers including mental health, abuse, poverty and suicide. Using Assessment and Action Record (AAR) data from the Ontario Looking after Children (OnLAC) project, this study investigated the characteristics of youth living in out-of-home care that have the strongest impact on two dimensions of mental health and well-being (i.e., depression, visited a psychiatrist). Results from logistic regressions indicated that youth reporting lower levels of self-control and females were associated with both types of mental health dimensions. Relative to youth in foster care, those placed in group homes were significantly more likely to receive psychiatric services, while the placement type did not influence depression among these youth. These findings suggest a need to broaden the foundation of our understanding of the risk and protective factors of mental illness among this population of youth. That is, while prior research in this area has primarily investigated this topic through a psychological lens, this paper highlights the benefits of incorporating two major theories of criminality, social control theory and the general theory of crime. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The Collaborative Care (CC) process, in Brazil also known as Matrix Support (MS), has as main purpose integrate Primary Care (PC) and Psychiatry Care in Mental Health (MH) in a shared and collaborative care construction of pedagogical-therapeutic interventions. This model, created in the 21st century, approaches a new structural concept between PC and MH in several cities of Brazil. Therefore, this paper aims to propose the modeling a novel web system that is able to improve the CC process by systematization, computerization, standardization and documentation of the practices involved in the process. The system should be able to promote the communication between the health team professionals and enhance the networking. Hence, the Unified Modeling Language (UML) was used to build the modeling based in the specified requirements from collaborative care workshops with several mental health and primary care professionals in the city of Natal, organized by the Onofre Lopes University Hospital (HUOL) in partnership with the Laboratory for Technological Innovation in Health (LAIS) of Rio Grande do Norte Federal University (UFRN) and Natal Health Department. Thus, to compose the proposed modeling, the UML diagrams of Use Cases, Classes and Activities were developed, modeling the GEMA system, which intends to facilitate and potentialize the integration between Primary Care and Mental Health Teams. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This paper presents how mental health services are organized in Romania, where new rules came into force for the implementation of the specific legislation. The main types of services (specialized, complementary and community) as well as the minimum quality requirements they must meet are presented. Since the 60s of the twentieth century, there have been alternative approaches to traditional mental health services. These approaches belong to the community psychology, an approach that is still insufficiently known and applied at the national level. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

In recent years, there has been a significant shift towards acknowledging mental health challenges due to increased openness among individuals. The World Health Organization (WHO) has stressed the necessity of improving access to quality mental health care services for everyone, regardless of their financial or social status. Global health experts are advocating the need for digital mental health care due to its accessibility and affordability. Despite this growing awareness, there is still a lack of understanding regarding the effectiveness and accessibility of digital mental health care, especially concerning its integration with existing health insurance schemes. This study aims to investigate the role of insurance in the usage of digital mental health services. This study conducted interviews with 25 individuals experiencing emotional distress, using a semi-structured questionnaire. Employing framework analysis, the study found that flexibility was the most significant factor influencing access to digital mental health care, followed by affordability, accessibility, communication, cultural sensitivity, and government subsidies & funding. The study highlighted the crucial role of insurance coverage in facilitating access to these services, suggesting that incorporating mental health insurance is essential for overcoming financial barriers, improving the well-being of insured individuals, and mitigating the societal impact of untreated mental health issues. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

We piloted a Spanish and English survey on data privacy. Thirty-one Latino behavioral health patients completed the survey in person with a preference for paper (78%) over electronic questionnaire. Dialect variations across Latino countries and the lack of tools to assess reading level in Spanish affected comprehension. Our experience will help others address similar tasks more effectively and encourage inclusion of Latino populations in future research. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The Electronic Health Record system BUPdata served Norwegian Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS) for over 35 years and is still an important source of information for understanding clinical practice. Secondary usage of clinical data enables learning and service quality improvement. We present some insights from explorative data analysis for interpreting the records of patients referred for hyperkinetic disorders. The major challenges were data preparation, preanalysis, imputation, and validation. We summarize the main characteristics, spot anomalies, and detect errors. The results include observations about the patient referral diversity based on 12 different variables. We modeled the activities in an individual episode of care, described our clinical observations among data, and discussed the challenges of data analysis. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Digital technologies are widely used across the healthcare industry to provide a variety of services. Recently, chatbots, called digital mental health interventions (DMHIs), are increasingly used to provide mental health services to people in need. Given the shortage of mental health professionals needed to provide mental healthcare services, mental health chatbots are increasingly applied to augment these services. Studies indicate multiple response failures in these chatbots, which can lead to discontinuance of use by people in need. However, the nature of response failure and its effect on the discontinuance of mental health chatbots remain understudied. We plan to study this effect and utilize expectation disconfirmation theory and cognitive dissonance theory to guide the development of our propositions that investigate the impact of satisfaction, ease of use, and usefulness on the use discontinuance of mental health chatbots. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Online Health Communities like YouTube offer mental health patients an alternative channel to learn about mental illnesses, the treatment path to follow, and to share their experiences. For many patients who are reluctant to seek professional help, a video on mental health uploaded by a content creator may serve as a substitute for a counsellor. Our work aims to develop an understanding of the relationship between language formality and social support and provide normative guidelines for content creators on social media platforms. Using two transformer-based deep learning classification models, we determine the degree of language formality or informality present in the content, and three dimensions of social support in the comments. We then utilize propensity score estimation to establish the causal effect of (in)formality on the dimensions of social support for 994 videos and 3,10,157 comments. Our findings indicate that informal speech increases emotional support, leading to better health outcomes. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

My proposed dissertation work highlights social media as digitally-mediated support for neurodivergent individuals. By adopting a critical disability theory lens, I critique the techno-solutionism currently present in digital mental health care. I argue that existing social media platforms can provide community support for neurodivergent individuals to step away from the individualistic approaches currently promoted by much digital mental health technology. These social media-based communities are providing an important service of care and collective knowledge for individuals going through similar experiences to find validation and a sense of agency regarding treatment options. My research will further explore the relationships neurodivergent individuals have had with diagnostic and care systems, as well as ongoing tensions with healthcare providers in both physical and digital spaces. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Digitalization is a macro-trend affecting every sector, albeit in different ways. We study the process of digitalization of the public mental care system, by analyzing the case of the introduction of a new digital technology, Braive, within two Norwegian mental care clinics. Despite positive initial attitudes among the employees, we find that, absent effective managerial and organizational support, professional care providers will effectively resist the adoption of new technologies. Managers need to ensure that professional concerns are heard and integrated within the adoption process, if they intend to reap the potential rewards that digitalization offers for the medical care field. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Since ancient times, a hug has been one of the most basic ways to express emotions and has played an important role in building relationships between people. On the other hand, social robots that are designed to provide mental health care to patients have been attracting great attention, and hugging between humans and robots is becoming more and more popular. In this study, we propose a huggable robot that allows intimate interactions between humans and robots. Our robot is based on a tensegrity structure, which is composed of rigid elements connected by springs, and the structure allows the robot to flexibly respond to external force from a hugging interaction, and express various emotions through its movements. In addition, we conducted user experiments and explored an interaction design for the affective movement of the proposed robot. Through the experiments, we confirm that a robot with a tensegrity structure can be used for a hug interaction and it has a large possibility for emotional interaction. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Increasing recognition of youth mental-health problems has created demand for expanded services and more equitable service access. This has put pressure on face-to-face clinical services, leading to growing interest in the efficacy of technology-based mental-health interventions and the values and ethical perspectives that inform these interventions. Previous work has not fully dealt with the range of ethical issues surrounding the use of technology-based therapies, some of which are offered by commercial providers without evidence of efficacy. This raises questions of how to best offer online psychological support. We ask: how can we design and implement online mental-health systems and applications that satisfy the ethical requirements of conventional psychological practice, and what new questions arise in the online environment? We raise several ethical issues that are familiar to healthcare yet distinctive to the technological environment and discuss how we have responded to them in the design of a family of technology-based psychotherapy interventions. Our work is informed by a classic health ethics framework - the four-principle framework - and our contribution is in mapping known problems in eMental health to the categories of this ethical framework. Our analysis will inform the design and use of online treatments as well as future ethical guidelines and regulation. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Following a precipitous rise in incarceration rates over the last four decades, U.S. policymakers face increasing pressure to reduce the financial and social costs associated with the criminal justice system. Few proposed reforms have garnered more widespread support than pretrial diversion, which provides for assignment of some individuals to mental health treatment as an alternative to prosecution. Diversion programs are widely hailed as a key solution to the incarceration crisis, but research examining their impacts is limited. Drawing on a year of ethnographic fieldwork in a large urban jurisdiction and analysis of court data, this study has three primary findings. First, although diversion programs allow participants who complete treatment to avoid felony convictions, they can increase punishment for those who do not complete. Second, rates of completion are low and highly unequal across demographic groups. Third, inequalities in completion rates are configured by differences in mental health. As a result, the defendants most in need of mental healthcare are paradoxically those most likely to suffer negative consequences when diverted into treatment. These findings suggest that some therapeutic alternatives may serve less to re-socialize than to sort, setting apart for punishment the racialized and the ill. They raise questions about the risks inherent to reform efforts that repurpose the penal system to deliver mental healthcare rather than simply scaling back the system's reach. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The prevention and treatment of mental health disorders in childhood and adolescence is one among the major public health challenges in the United States today. Prior research has suggested that neighborhood plays an important role in childhood mental health since neighborhood may reduce or induce psychological distresses for children and adolescents. Our study extends the research on neighborhood and mental health by examining the intersectionality of race, built environment in neighborhood, and children's mental health in the U.S. Using data from 2016 National Survey of Children Health (NSCH) and multivariate regression, we find that children's mental health and the neighborhood built environment vary across racial/ethnic groups, with minority groups being more likely to experience mental health disorders and disadvantaged neighborhood. Our study furthers indicates the intersectionality of race/ethnicity, neighborhood built environment and children's mental health, which suggests the need to help reduce the structural disparities in neighborhood for minority groups, particularly American Indians. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Drawing on the frameworks on stigma, labeling theory, and reflected appraisals, this study aims to identify the relationships between race, acculturation, and attitude towards mental health services. Using the Houston Culture and Mental Health Survey (N=2,010), we examine racial differences on mental health services attitude and the impact of race and acculturation on attitudes towards mental health services. Results show that among Asians, Blacks, Latinx, and whites, Asians are the only racial group that were less comfortable seeking mental health services than whites. After controlling for sociodemographic variables and previous medical experience, negative reflected appraisals are associated with less comfortableness in seeking help from a mental health provider. In addition, acculturation had a positive association with perceiving that medicine and counseling is effective, which was in turn positively associated with comfortableness of seeking mental health services. Implications of this study are discussed. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Sexual minority men report poorer mental health outcomes and utilize mental health services at higher rates. Existing research has outlined significant barriers to access such as a lack of culturally-competent care. However, the role of power and structural forces - particularly outside of the context of individual-level prejudice - within this phenomenon has been undertheorized. Using Grounded Theory, we analyzed 24 in-depth qualitative interviews conducted with sexual minority men living in Toronto to understand their experiences accessing mental health services. We noted two types of barriers to services. The first were general barriers, obstacles to care not exclusive to sexual or gender minorities such as financial and logistical hurdles, the prominence of psychiatry and the biomedical model, and lackluster provider encounters. The second were sexual and gender minority related barriers, obstacles directly rooted in heterosexism and transphobia, including explicit instances of discrimination and distrust, and limited culturally-competent options. We argue that structural discrimination in mental health care systems reproduces powerlessness and stigma and exacerbates distress. Heath care inaccessibility, precarious employment, and the rising cost of living are the fundamental social conditions fostering adverse mental health outcomes among sexual minority men. Understanding these neoliberal trends helps to explain sustained mental health disparities among this group despite a narrative of increasing social acceptance. We need to expand the scope of what we consider to be pertinent lines of inquiry within sexual minority health research and advocacy, thinking outside of the realms of individual-level interventions toward the structural forces and power relations amplifying mental distress. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Military service has often been depicted as an important life transition and a major turning point in the life course, which significantly affects a variety of life domains and redirects life trajectories and behavioral patterns. Research examining the interplay between military service and mental health has generally focused on service-members who were exposed to destructive combat conditions and centered upon certain types of mental health problems such as post-traumatic stress disorder. The potentially differential impact of serving in the military on mental health based on racial, socioeconomic, and sexual variations has also been understudied. Addressing these limitations in previous research, this study intends to reveal: (1) trajectories of mental health from adolescence through adulthood, (2) whether serving in the military in young adulthood moderates these trajectories, and (3) whether any of these relationships change by race, gender, and parental education. To achieve these objectives, it draws upon data from National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent to Adult Health (ADD Health) and utilizes multilevel growth curve modeling as the statistical strategy. Findings revealed that military service as a life transition was associated with higher levels of psychological distress for U.S. service-members. In addition, the impact of military service did not show a statistically significant difference for the mental health of individuals with disadvantaged background. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

A number of soldiers who participated in missions abroad, return home with abundant symptoms of mental problems. Some of them seek help and receive appropriate treatment, but for some of them the stigma represents a barrier for seeking treatment for the mental problems. This research is part of an extensive study of the entire cycle of deployment. The interest is focused on the period of reintegration into the area dealing with mental problems and seeking professional help. 330 army personnel has been evaluated, participants in missions "Iraqi freedom", ISAF and ALTEA in Bosnia and Herzegovina. The battery of applied instruments include: assessment of symptoms and reactions on PTSD (IES), resilience (ERS), reintegration (PDRS), social support (Ssup) and the perceived barriers for seeking treatment (Perceived Barriers). The majority of respondents trust the mental health experts (73.6%) know where to seek help (79.7%) and trust that it helps (85.5%). But, the statements where stigmatization can be identified cause concern, such as: it is embarrassing to go to treatment (51.5%), it will affect my career (65.2%), the commanders would treat me differently (70.9%), and the colleagues will treat me as weakling (54.6%). Those with symptoms for health problems (PTSD) reported significantly more barriers to healthcare than those who do not have a high level on IES. Those with high level of social support and who are more resilient reported lower level of barriers for seeking treatment. The research has shown that there is still stigma that is associated with seeking professional help. Further research should detect these and other factors that will influence the reduction of the stigma. Appropriate and timely assessment and treatment, as well as, the availability of mental health experts are of great importance for the ARM in the process of adaptation and reintegration after deployment. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Little is known about data sharing preferences for care and research of behavioral health patients. Eighty-six behavioral health patients (n =37 Latinos; n = 32 with serious mental illness) completed questionnaires, in either English or Spanish, with items assessing their views on privacy and sensitivity of health record information. Most patients (82.5%) considered mental health information as sensitive. In general, there was a direct correspondence between perceived sensitivity of information and willingness to share with all or some providers. A main motivation for sharing data with providers was improving the patient’s own care (77.8%). Most participants (96.5%) indicated they would be extremely to somewhat willing to share their data for research with their care facilities and universities. Follow-up patient interviews are being conducted to further elucidate these findings. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]