Event Flyer: California Reducing Disparities Project 2026 CDEP Exposition, Sacramento, Thursday, May 21, 2026, 9 am - 12 pm

​Cultural Issues & Resources

Guidance for Boards/Commissions:
See Cultural Relevance Page

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CA Reducing Disparities Project "CRDP" Community Defined Evidence Practices
"CDEPs" 2024

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African American
​Black Identified

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Asian Pacific Islander

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Latino Latinx

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LGBTQ+

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Native American

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2021 CDEP Presentations/Reports

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African American
​Black Identified
Implementation Project Outcomes

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Asian Pacific Islander
​Implementation Project Outcomes

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Latino Latinx
​Implementation Project Outcomes
​Project Outcomes - Spanish
CRDP Presentation - Spanish

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LGBTQ+
​Implementation Project Outcomes

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Native American
Implementation Project Outcomes

​CRDP Statewide Evaluation Report - 2023

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Reports & Articles by Race/Ethnicity/Culture

African American
​Black Identified

• Addressing OUD in Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC) Communities Part 1: Treatment and Recovery for African American Communities
• In Their Own Words: Black Californians on Racism and Health Care, CHCF 2022
• Report Detailing Harms of Slavery and Systemic Discrimination on African Americans,  Page 23 Recommendations, CA Reparations Task Force Recommendations
• Webinar: I Am Because We Are: Reclaiming African Culture As A Source Of Strength In Black Communities, Mental Health America
• ​​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
• ​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 & Pacific Islanders

AANHPA Youth Mental Health Policy Brief, 2024

Guides & Toolkits, American Psychiatric Association

More Asian Americans Are Seeking Mental Health Treatment, William James College, 2021

Here’s Why Many Asian Americans Don’t Get Mental Health Care—And How to Help, CA Health Report, 2022

Hmong Stories of Hope, Each Mind Matters

Hmong Elders & Community: Zoosiab Program, Butte County 20/21 MHSA Update, page 164+

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

Hispanic/Latinex 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)

LGBTQ

Pride Series Webinar (September) - Link 2024

Links to: Issue Brief,
Definitions & Acronyms,
Web Page,

Native American /
​Alaska Native

Native American Youth Mental Health ECHO  aims to strengthen community-defined mental health care for Native youth through knowledge sharing and mentorship. Standford Speaker Series

2024 Children's Health Snapshot | American Indian, 
Alaska Native
and Indigenous

What Prevents Indigenous People From Seeking Mental Health Treatment? American Psychiatric Association, November, 2022

TAY Action Team from Two Feathers Native American Family Services Town Hall (Recording), May 2021

​Showcase of American Indian Vocational Rehabilitation Services Programs - NCRTM Recorded Webinar, 2020

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 and Substance Use Disorder Research Volume 26, Number 1, 2019, Pages 79-105

Muslim American

Peer Counseling, Muslim American Society
Social Services Foundation

Young Adult American-Born Muslims and Mental Health: An Exploration of Attitudes, Challenges, and Need​s, I​nstitute for Social Policy and Understanding, 2014

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

Reports & Resources

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

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CA Pan Ethnic Health Network

• Improving Mental Health for CA's Immigrants & Refugees (One Page)  Full Report (19 MB)
• Right to Heal - Behavioral Health Care by the Numbers:
  • Report 2024
  • Podcast 2023
  • Report 2022

Community Approaches to Counter Hate (Link) 2024

How Discrimination in Health Care Affects Older Americans, and What Health Systems and Providers Can Do, The Commonwealth Fund 2022
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CA Communities Mental Health Services Survey, 2020-21

LA County Mental Health Multicultural Speakers Bureau Listing
2022

A Right to Heal, Mental Health in Diverse Communities, CA Pan-Ethnic Health Network, 2022

Access for Everyone: A Toolkit for Addressing Health Equity and Racial Justice within Integrated Care Settings, The National Council for Mental Wellbeing

Advancing CA's Community Healthworker Promotor Workforce - Medi-Cal Data Collection and Program Measurement, Implementation, Approaches and Evaluation, CA Health Care Foundation, 2021

Medi-Cal Managed Care Plan Mental Health Services An Unfulfilled Promise for Communities of Color, CPEHN, September 2021

A Right to Heal, Mental Health in Diverse Communities, 
September 2021

CDEP Concept Paper, April 2021 ​

Centering Equity in Health Care Delivery and Payment Reform: A Guide for California Policymakers, CA Pan-Ethnic Health Network, CPEHN 2020

Making the Invisible Visible:  Identifying & Articulating Culture in Practice-Based Evidence, Psychology Applied Research Center at Loyola Marymount, 2018

Medi-Cal: Mental Health Disparities by Race & Ethnicity-Medi-Cal, CPEHN (data through 2018)

MHSA: Highlighting Differences to Understand Disparities, MHSOAC (through 2018)

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

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