Ethnic minorities with depression are much more likely to be cared for by primary care physicians than by specialists in mental health. These providers may face difficulty in correctly diagnosing depression in patients from another ethnic background, due to different cues or vocabulary used by patients to describe symptoms, as well as other cultural barriers. […]
POPULATION(S) OF FOCUS
Internet-Based Depression Education for Minority Youth
African American and Latino youth who show high risk for depressive disorders receive a series of in-person motivational interviews, and are enrolled in an Internet-based self-directed training program. This program includes learning and behavior-change strategies to reduce risk factors for depression, and to increase factors that promote resiliency against depressive symptoms. Components of the program […]
AIDS is a Deeply Personal as well as Societal Concern for Young Americans of Color
Nearly three times as many Black teens and young adults, and twice as many Latino youth, say HIV/AIDS is an issue that concerns them personally as compared to whites the same age, according to a new Kaiser Family Foundation survey of 15-24 year olds in the United States. One in two (49%) Black youth say they are “very concerned” […]
Use of a Community Needs Assessment Evaluation for Increasing Medicaid Enrollment
Objective: To determine state insurance eligibility for Medicaid and enroll clients who cannot and will not obtain insurance from their employers. Description: North American Indian Alliance (Butte) (NAIA) has used its patient services representative, front desk staff, health coordinator, and nursing staff to determine eligibility and enroll patients into health insurance, through the use of […]
Integration of Medicaid Enrollment in Health and Other Services through Staff Education
Objective: To increase the number of Medicaid enrollments among eligible, uninsured American Indians/Alaskan Natives; to provide Medicaid education at the community, individual, and family level to increase understanding of eligibility requirements and Medicaid benefits; to integrate Medicaid enrollment and education in health and other services by training and educating all care providers, including support staff, […]
How Yoga is Serving Low-Income People Living with Mental Illnesses and Addiction
In 2008 Jenna Ritter founded DHARA, a non-profit organization for low-income adults living with various emotional and mental health issues. The focus of her teaching is supporting students to integrate effective and appropriate self-healing techniques adapted from ancient yoga lifestyle systems into their daily lives. Six Weeks to Wellness is a program developed in collaboration […]