LATINO UNIT

LINKS TO RESOURCES AND REFERENCES

California State Dept of Mental Health: Office of Multicultural Services
(The Office of Multicultural Services, established in December 1997, provides leadership direction to the Department of Mental Health (DMH) in promoting culturally competent mental health services within California’s Public Mental Health System. The California State DMH Cultural Competency Plan Requirements (4/2002) can be downloaded from this website.)
http://www.dmh.ca.gov/multicultural/download.asp

California Institute for Mental Health: Center for Multicultural Development
(CIMH designed the Center for Multicultural Development to promote the cultural competence of publicly funded behavioral health systems and ensure the integration of cultural competence into policy development, research, training, technical assistance, and other activities and products of CIMH.)
http://www.cimh.org/

http://www.cimh.org/index.html?ptype=content&menuid=9&pid=67&session=ad3c1f85d782fd51f733584e2930d84a

SAMHSA (publication): Cultural Competence Standards in Managed Care Mental Health Services: Four Underserved/Underrepresented Racial/Ethnic Groups: National Mental Health Information Center. Http://www.mentalhealth.org/publications/allpubs/SMA00-3457/preface.asp.

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. (2001). Mental Health: Culture, Race, and Ethnicity—A Supplement to Mental Health: A Report of the Surgeon General. Rockville, MD: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, Center for Mental Health Services. www.surgeongeneral.gov

DHHS: Office of Minority Health
(The mission of the Office of Minority Health (OMH) is to improve and protect the health of racial and ethnic minority populations through the development of health policies and programs that will eliminate health disparities. The National Standards for Culturally and Linguistically Appropriate Services in Health Care Final Report (CLAS) can be downloaded in English and Spanish from this site.)
http://www.omhrc.gov/clas/

The National Association of State Mental Health Program Directors Research Institute, Inc.
(The mission of the NRI is to promote quality and accountability of mental health services by generating and facilitating the use of relevant research, data, and information that meets the collective and individual needs of state mental health agencies. The Recommended Operational Definitions and Measures to Implement the NASMHPD Framework of Mental Health Performance Indicators (draft Dec 2000) can be downloaded from this site.)
http://nri.rdmc.org

The Commonwealth Fund: underserved populations / minority health
(This website contains Fund publications and journal articles that can be downloaded or ordered online free of charge. All materials are in English.)
http://www.cmwf.org/publist/publist2.asp?CategoryID=11

Hispanic Journal of Behavioral Sciences
(The Hispanic Journal of Behavioral Sciences is multidisciplinary and comprehensive, providing coverage of relevant issues from the fields of Sociology, Anthropology, Psychology, Education, Linguistics, Public Health, Economics, and Political Science.)
http://www.sagepub.com/journal.aspx?pid=66

Network of Care for Mental Health: San Diego County
(This Web site is a resource for individuals, families and agencies concerned with mental health. It provides information about mental health services, laws, and related news, as well as communication tools and other features. The site contains information in various languages.)
http://sandiego.networkofcare.org/mh/home/index.cfm

National Alliance for Hispanic Health
(The National Alliance for Hispanic Health (the Alliance) is a network of Hispanic health and human services providers. It serves as an action forum for Hispanic health and well being. The website offers news, resources, schedule of community events in English. Publications and health news are also available in Spanish.)
http://www.hispanichealth.org/

The Self Reliance Foundation ~Acceso Hispano
(Self Reliance Foundation/Acceso Hispano (SRF) works to empower disadvantaged minorities by disseminating practical information and facilitating access to community-based services.)
http://www.selfreliancefoundation.org/

National Latino Behavioral Health Association
(The mission of the National Latino Behavioral Health Association (NLBHA) is to provide national leadership for the advancement of Latino behavioral health services.)
http://nlbha.org/

NAMI En Español (Alianza Nacional del Enfermo Mental)
(This link is to the National NAMI website, in Spanish. It contains links to information, resources, news, and support groups in Spanish.)
http://www.nami.org/Content/NavigationMenu/Inform_Yourself/NAMI_en_espa%F1ol/NAMI_en_espa%F1ol.htm

Asociación Nacional de Salud Mental (NMHA): National Consumer Supporter Technical Assistant Center
(With a grant from CMHS, the National Mental Health Association (NMHA) created this center to strengthen those organizations supporting mental health consumers, survivors and ex-patients by providing technical assistance in the forms of research, informational materials, and financial aid. This link contains publications and a list of other agencies that offer resources in Spanish.)
http://www.ncstac.org/content/en_espanol/otros_recursos.htm

Medline Plus: Información en Español
(This website offers health information in Spanish, and contains health news, interactive tutorials, medical encyclopedia, and information on medications, conditions, diseases and wellness. It is a service of the U.S. National Library of Medicine and the National Institutes of Health.)
http://medlineplus.gov/spanish/

Instituto Nacional de la Salud Mental (NIMH)
(This link offers NIMH publications in Spanish that can be downloaded or ordered to receive by mail.)
http://www.nimh.nih.gov/publicat/spanishpub.cfm

El Centro de Información de la Salud Mental de SAMHSA
(SAMHSA’s Mental Health Information Center. The website contains publications that are available in Spanish.)
http://www.mentalhealth.samhsa.gov/publications/Publications_browse.asp?ID=67&Topic=Espa%F1ol

Centros para el Control y la Prevención de Enfermedades (CDC en Español - Salud Mental)
(The web page is a service of the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). It provides information on a wide range of mental health issues as well as publications, in Spanish. )
http://www.cdc.gov/spanish/mental.htm