Blacks and Latinos receive less adequate mental health care than Whites, finds a study titled Assessing Racial/Ethnic Disparities in Treatment across Episodes of Mental Health Care. “We found that Blacks and Latinos [remain] in care, including using outpatient services and filling psychotropic drugs, for a shorter time than whites,” said lead study author, Benjamin Le Cook, […]
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PTSD, Trauma, and Comorbid Psychiatric Disorders in Detained Youth
This bulletin by the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention examines the results of the Northwestern Juvenile Project—a prospective longitudinal study of youth detained at the Cook County Juvenile Temporary Detention Center in Chicago, IL. The authors discuss their findings on the prevalence of trauma and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) among juvenile detainees and PTSD’s […]
Behavioral Health Treatment Needs Assessment Toolkit for States
The Behavioral Health Treatment Needs Assessment Toolkit is intended to provide states and other payers with information on the prevalence and use of behavioral health services; step-by-step instructions to generate projections of utilization under insurance expansions; and factors to consider when deciding the appropriate mix of behavioral health benefits, services, and providers to meet the […]
Health Centers’ Role in Reducing Health Disparities among Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians and Other Pacific Islanders
This brief describes the disparities among Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and other Pacific Islanders (AA & NHOPIs) and how health centers overcome them. Health centers play a major role in addressing racial and ethnic health disparities. They are successful where other providers are not because they provide a multi-disciplinary approach to care that combines biomedical, […]
Integrated Care for Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander Communities: A Blueprint for Action
On April 8, 2011 the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (US DHHS) issued an action plan to reduce racial and ethnic health disparities. As part of its ongoing commitment to enhance health equity and eliminate disparities in behavioral health for racial and ethnic minority populations, the US DHHS Office of Minority Health (OMH) […]
Diabetes and Depression in the Hispanic/Latino Community: The Role of Advocacy
This article briefly describes depression in the Hispanic community; the relationship between diabetes, depression, and culture; and how advocacy can play a role in addressing this problem. Nearly 12% of all Hispanics have diabetes, compared to 7.l% of non-Hispanic whites. The prevalence of diagnosed diabetes is not homogeneous within subgroups of the Hispanic population, but […]