Hispanic Veterans Diagnosed with PTSD: Assessment and Treatment Issues   http://www.ncptsd.org/CQ_V7N1A.html

The National Women's Health Information Center has a database called the Women of Color Health Data Book.  This includes information on prevalence rates for adult disorders and adolescent disorders. 
http://www.4woman.org/owh/pub/woc/

Study: Moving to USA tests mental health, USA Today, 02/02/99- Updated 04:54 PM ET

The Nando Times: Health Science Archive, September 14, 1998
A recent study reported that for many immigrants from Mexico, mental health problems arise the longer they live in the United States.

Adapting to American society causes mental illness to double among Mexican immigrants, finds UC Berkeley study. NEWS RELEASE, 09/14/98.

Congressman Rodriguez sits on White House Mental Health Panel.

Mental Health and Minorities, A Newsletter from the Office of Minority Health.

Mental Health and Minority Seniors, A Newsletter of the Office of Minority Health.   What makes you feel sad? Who do you usually talk to if you have a problem? In your opinion, what are mental health problems? Interviewers posed these and other questions to African Americans, Hispanics, American Indians, and Asians across the country. The interviews were conducted during a series of focus groups sponsored by the American Association of Retired Persons (AARP).

The Help-Seeking Behavior of Minorities: Is it Different than the Help-seeking Behavior of Whites?  (A Newsletter of the Office of Minority Health.)  Are there differences between minority groups? Mental health professionals from the OMH Resources Persons Network share some observations.

Hablemos En Confianza, Hispanic/Latino Initiative, Is Launched To Reduce Substance Abuse, November 5, 1999   SAMHSA Administrator Nelba Chavez, Ph.D., today announced Hablemos en Confianza, which is designed to strengthen the dialogue between Spanish speaking Hispanic/Latino parents and their children about the dangers of substance abuse.

Mental Health Care is Elusive for Hispanics (APA Report)   An inefficient bureaucracy and cultural barriers often hinder care for Hispanic immigrants.

Latino Adolescents: Meeting the Challenge In Our Schools.   The Advocate's Forum, Autumn, 1997, Vol. 4, No.1. 

Study: Mexicans' Mental Health Worsens. Associated Press, 1998.

Outreach and Advocacy for Black and Hispanic People with Mental Disabilities

K McCarty 5/5/00

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