Research Article Mental Health Literacy among the Palestinian-Arab Minority in Israel and Its Correlates with Mental Health Service Use Fareeda Abo-Rass andSarahAbu-Kaf Confict Management and Resolution Program, Ben•Gurion University of the Negev, Beer•Sheva, Israel CorrespondenceshouldbeaddressedtoFareedaAbo•Rass;fareeda@post.bgu.ac.il Received 4 September 2022; Revised 24 November 2022; Accepted 1 December 2022; Published 14 March 2023 AcademicEditor:FranciscoSampaio Copyright©2023FareedaAbo•RassandSarahAbu•Kaf.TisisanopenaccessarticledistributedundertheCreativeCommons AttributionLicense,whichpermitsunrestricteduse,distribution,andreproductioninanymedium,providedtheoriginalworkis properly cited. Background.Mentalhealthliteracy(MHL)hasbeenproposedasafactorinfacilitatingtheutilizationofmentalhealthservices. Tis study examined MHL among the Palestinian•Arab minority in Israel, based on Jorm’s six•dimension framework, and the contributionofeachMHLdimensiontomentalhealthserviceuse. Methods.Across•sectionalstudyconsistingofaconvenience sample of 214 Palestinian•Arabs (M age � 36.40 ± 10.77 years, 68.2% female), who completed measures of MHL, psychological distress,mentalhealthserviceuse,andsociodemographiccharacteristics.Tediferencesbetweenparticipantswhoreportedusing mentalhealthservices(30.38%)andthosewhodidnotwereexaminedusing t•and χ2tests.Binarylogisticregressionanalysiswas conducted to identify service use determinants. Results. Participants reported moderate or high levels on all MHL dimensions. Comparedtothosewhodidnotreportmentalhealthserviceuse,thosewhodidhadsignifcantly(p < 0.001)higherMHLlevelson threedimensions:knowledgeofprofessionalhelpavailable,knowledgeofwheretoseekinformation,andattitudesthatpromote recognitionorappropriatehelp•seekingbehavior.Teregressionanalysisindicatedthatthemaindeterminantsofmentalhealth serviceusewerepsychologicaldistress(OR � 1.70,95%CI:1.44–2.01),knowledgeofwheretoseekinformation(OR � 1.16,95% CI: 1.02–1.32), and attitudes that promote recognition or appropriate help•seeking behavior (OR � 1.08, 95% CI: 1.02–1.14). Practice implications. Tis study underlines MHL’s crucial role and indicates that it is not only objective characteristics or psychological distress that determine service use among Palestinian•Arabs in Israel. Rather, individuals’ knowledge of where to seek information and attitudes promoting recognition or help•seeking behavior are also important determinants. Interventions targeting these two MHL dimensions may help increase mental health service use among this population. 1.Introduction Mentalhealthliteracy(MHL)wasfrstconceptualizedand defned by Jorm et al. [1] as knowledge and beliefs about mental health problems, including their recognition, management, and prevention. According to Jorm’s (2000) conceptual framework, MHL incorporates six dimensions: (1) ability to recognize disorders, (2) knowledge of risk factors and causes, (3) knowledge of self•treatment, (4) knowledgeofprofessionalhelpavailable,(5)knowledgeof where to seek information, and (6) attitudes that promote recognition or appropriate help•seeking behavior. Over the decades, MHL has been understood as having a central role in promoting mental health outcomes [2–6]. Studies have shown that MHL is related to help•seeking intentions and behaviors, health•promoting behaviors, and use of mental health services [7–9]. Most studies that have examinedMHLanditscorrelateswithmentalhealthservice use based on Jorm’s (2000) framework, however, they have used an overall index. Tis limitation is signifcant, since MHLisessentiallyamultidimensionalconcept,sothatusing an overall index prevents us from concluding about the specifcrelationshipsofthevariousdimensionstotheuseof mental health services, and from tailoring interventions accordingly. In addition, existing studies have been conducted specifcally among samples of Western or majority groups, so that little is known about the relationship between MHL and mental health service use among minorities. Examining MHL among minority groups is Hindawi Perspectives in Psychiatric Care Volume 2023, Article ID 3001191, 8 pages https://doi.org/10.1155/2023/3001191