Factors influencing local residents’ attitudes toward mental health welfare centers
Hyun Woo Jung, Jae Hyun Kim, Un Sun Chung, Won Jae Choi, Jung Jae Lee · 2026
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Hyun Woo Jung and colleagues study opposition to neighborhood mental health welfare centers in South Korea in a 2026 multilevel analysis. Centers act as community hubs for prevention and crisis help, yet local resistance can block growth. Data combined a 2022 national perception survey with regional statistics in a layered statistical model. Both personal traits and neighborhood conditions were tested as drivers of not-in-my-backyard attitudes.
Older housing shares tracked with stronger opposition, while higher local mortality tracked with weaker opposition. Personally, older age, poor physical health, negative views of mental illness, and seeing center advertisements tracked with stronger opposition. Web information and personal recommendations tracked the other way. The authors urge tailored, trust-based outreach shaped to local context over generic campaigns.
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| CREATOR | Hyun Woo Jung, Jae Hyun Kim, Un Sun Chung, Won Jae Choi, Jung Jae Lee |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 42790 |
| LICENSE | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |