Creating Infrastructures for Latino Mental Health

Creating Infrastructures for Latino Mental Health edited by Lydia P. Buki, Lissette M Piedra.

The growing Latino population of the United States stands poised to shape the nation’s future throughout the twenty-first century, yet serious obstacles hinder the full participation of the Latino community in American society.  Access to mental health care poses a particular challenge for many segm...

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Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: Buki, Lydia P. (Editor), Piedra, Lissette M. (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York, NY : Springer New York : Imprint: Springer, 2011.
Edition:1st ed. 2011.
Series:Springer eBook Collection.
Subjects:
Public health.
Cross-cultural psychology.
Social work.
Electronic resources (E-books)
Online Access:Click to view e-book
Holy Cross Note:Loaded electronically.
Electronic access restricted to members of the Holy Cross Community.
Table of Contents:
  • Latinos and the Changing Demographic Landscape: Key Dimensions for Infrastructure Building
  • Latino Mental Health: Acculturation Challenges in Service Provision
  • Building Response Capacity: The Need for Universally Available Language Services
  • Increasing Service Parity through Organizational Cultural Competence
  • Building Infrastructure through Training and Interdisciplinary Collaboration
  • Investing in the Future: Expanding Educational Opportunities for First-Generation Latino College Students
  • Serving Latino Families Caring For a Person with Serious Mental Illness
  • The Plight of Latino Youth in the Juvenile Justice System: Considerations for Mental Health Treatment
  • Promoting the Well Being of Unaccompanied Immigrant Minors
  • Latinos in Rural Areas: Addressing Mental Health Disparities in New Growth Communities
  • Life During and After Breast Cancer: Providing Community-Based Comprehensive Services to Latinas
  • Lessons Learned from HIV Service Provision: Using a Targeted Behavioral Health Approach
  • Private Practice with Latinos: Brief Reflections and Suggestions
  • What Does Politics Have to Do with It? Policy and Mental Health Services Access for Latino Populations.

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