Cultural Competence

Serving Everyone at the Table: Strategies for Enhancing the Availability of Culturally Competent Mental Health Services

This monograph aims to increase awareness of the impact of culture on the availability of mental health services with the goal of improving services for culturally/racially diverse families in ways that reduce mental health disparities. The monograph is second in a series outlining successful strategies for increasing access, availability, and utilization of services at the organizational and direct service levels. Availability strategies were identified through interviews conducted with personnel from 12 organizations that met study criteria.

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Table of Contents

  1. Introduction: Conceptualizing Cultural Competence
  2. How We Identified Key Strategies: Study Methods
  3. Key Strategies Used to Increase Availability for Diverse Populations
    • Increasing Service Availability for African American/Black Populations
    • Increasing Service Availability for Asian and Pacific Islander Populations
    • Increasing Service Availability for Latino Populations
    • Increasing Service Availability for Native American Populations
  4. Conclusion

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