@article{ref1,
title="How people with autism access mental health services specifically suicide hotlines and crisis support services, and current approaches to mental health care: a scoping review",
journal="Issues in mental health nursing",
year="2022",
author="Cleary, Michelle and West, Sancia and Hunt, Glenn E. and McLean, Loyola and Hungerford, Catherine and Kornhaber, Rachel",
volume="ePub",
number="ePub",
pages="ePub-ePub",
abstract="For people with autism spectrum disorder (ASD), the risk of mental illness, including suicidality, has a higher prevalence than the general population. This scoping review explored how people with ASD access suicide hotlines/crisis support services; and current approaches to delivering mental health services (MHS) to people with ASD. A search identified 28 studies meeting the selection criteria with analysis revealing four key findings. The support received by the person with ASD influenced how they accessed MHS; people often encounter barriers to accessing MHS; a separation exists between autism and MHS; and no studies on accessing or delivering MHS through crisis hotlines. The presence of such autism-specific crisis hotlines and the dearth of studies suggest a void in the existing research.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0161-2840",
doi="10.1080/01612840.2022.2108529",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/01612840.2022.2108529"
}