Cultural Issues & Resources

African American

Brother be Well - A Promising Practice for Wellness for Boys and Men of Color, Mental Health CA

The Opioid Crisis and the Black/African American Population, 2020 SAMHSA

Congressional Forum Addresses Black Youth Suicide, The National Council 2019  Report

How Barbers Are Getting Black Men Talking About Mental Health, Huffpost (2019)

MH Support Guide for African American Communities, Each Mind Matters (2015)

​​African American Mental Health, NAMI
Depression and African Americans,Mental Health America (MHA)

Asian American

Hmong Stories of Hope, Each Mind Matters

How I Learned To Talk To My Filipino Mom About My Mental Health, NPR, November 2018

​New CA law will more finely parse health data on Asians, LA Daily News (2016)
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Asian American/Pacific Islander Communities & Mental Health, MHA

​Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander, SAMHSA

​​Hispanic/Latino American

Promotores de Salud and Latino Engagement in Amador County, CIBHS DHCS MHSA Showcase, 9/20

The Opioid Crisis and the Hispanic/Latino Population: An Urgent Issue, SAMHSA, July 2020​

Latino/Hispanic Communities and Mental Health, Mental Health America

Latino Mental Health, National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI)
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Community-Defined Solutions for Latino Mental Health Care Disparities, UC Davis Medical Center for Reducing Health Care Disparities (2012)

Muslim American

Mental Health Stigma in the Muslim Community, Purdue University: Journal of Muslim Mental Health, 2013

Native American / Alaska Native

Historical Trauma: The Confluence of Mental Health and History in Native American Communities, Brady Hummel 2016

Good Medicine Short Video, Each Mind Matters

Healing Historical Trauma (podcast) (youtube) 
Dr. Tami DeCoteau's Keynote speech from the Warrior Spirit Conference & Ceremony
www.ignitingthewarriorspirit.com
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Behavioral Health Equity:  American Indian and Alaska Native, SAMHSA

Behavioral Health Services for American Indians and Alaska Natives, SAMHSA
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Native American Communities and Mental Health, MHA

American Indian and Alaska Native Mental Health Research Volume 26, Number 1, 2019

Video Training: "Unconscious Bias"

Reports & Resources

Creating an Antiracist Framework in the Rehabilitation and Recovery Movement - Chacku Mathai, 10.22.20 - CASRA Conference

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Highlighting Differences to Understand Disparities, Mental Health Services Act program data, MHSOAC Website

Eliminating Inequities in Behavioral Health Care Webinar Series, CA Institute for Behavioral Health Solutions, 2020

​Health Disparities by Race and Ethnicity, CA Health Care Foundation October 2019​

Community-Defined Evidence: A Culturally-Appropriate Approach to Meeting the Mental Health Needs of Diverse Populations, SAMHSA 2018
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California Reducing Disparities Project Strategic Plan to Reduce Mental Health Disparities, CA Pan-Ethnic Health Network 2015

National Standards for Culturally and Linguistically Appropriate Services (CLAS) in Health and Health Care, U.S. Dept of Health & Human Services

​2016 National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Report, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)

Framework for Eliminating Cultural, Linguistic, Racial and Ethnic Behavioral Health Disparities, CA Behavioral Health Directors Association, 2015