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A better way: BYU research highlights cultural barriers to mental health care in Pacific Islander communities
BYU graduate students are playing a key role in research aimed at closing a mental health gap for Pacific Islanders — a group long overlooked in traditional services, due to the topic possibly not being well addressed. From 2018 to 2025, Kawika Allen, BYU professor of Counseling Psychology, has led several groups of students in his research lab called The Poly Psi Team (Polynesian Psychology and Education Research) aimed to better understand mental health and help-seeking behaviors among Pacific Islanders. As part of the project, Allen selected various teams of students during this ...
