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These recommendations include increased funding for bilingually staffed mobile mental health care clinics in Mexican and Salvadorian migrant areas, increased youth violence counseling in areas of Vietnamese refugees, and an increased presence of mental health community centers in areas of Chinese immigrant areas. By tailoring services to the areas they serve, the non-English speaking communities could be more quickly treated, and more effectively counseled (Smith, et al., 2004).
There is no question that psychological services, including drug and alcohol treatment, counseling, psychiatry, violence therapy, and general psychological services are available in the Central Valley area for the non-English speaking residents of the community. However, based on studies of the unique populations, it is clear that more specific care is needed to provide these populations with adequate mental health services. It is only through additional funding, and more programs, tailored to suit the needs of local clients, that all citizens...
(2004). Linking Communities: A Multicultural and Diversity Resource Guide, 2003-2004. Sacramento, C.A.: California Alliance Against Domestic Violence.
California Endowment. (2002).
California Endowment Report, 2001-2002. Los Angeles, C.A.: Blue Cross of California.
Fresno County Mental Health Plan. (July, 2000). Fresno County Mental Health Plan Provider Manual. Fresno, C.A.: Fresno County Human Services System.
National Congress for Hispanic Mental Health. (March 20, 2000). Part III: National Congress Proceedings, Special Programs and Initiatives. Proceedings for the National Congress for Hispanic Mental Health: Creating a Vision for the 21st Century. Washington, D.C.: Center for Mental Health Services.
Smith, P. And Tarallo, B. (2004). California's changing faces. Current Briefs and Reports of the California Policy Research Center. Retrieved May 15, 2004 from California Policy Research Center Database. Web site: http://www.ucop.edu/cprc/smith.html.
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CAADV (California Alliance Against Domestic Violence). (2004). Linking Communities: A Multicultural and Diversity Resource Guide, 2003-2004. Sacramento, C.A.: California Alliance Against Domestic Violence.
California Endowment. (2002).
California Endowment Report, 2001-2002. Los Angeles, C.A.: Blue Cross of California.
Fresno County Mental Health Plan. (July, 2000). Fresno County Mental Health Plan Provider Manual. Fresno, C.A.: Fresno County Human Services System.
Smith, P. And Tarallo, B. (2004). California's changing faces. Current Briefs and Reports of the California Policy Research Center. Retrieved May 15, 2004 from California Policy Research Center Database. Web site: http://www.ucop.edu/cprc/smith.html.
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