The Latino mental health project: A local mental health needs assessment

Administration and Policy in Mental Health and Mental Health Services Research

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 331-341

  Cardemil, Esteban V ^a   Adams, Sara T ^b   Calista, Joanne L ^b   Connell, Joy ^c   Encarnación, José ^d   Esparza, Nancy K ^b   Frohock, Jeanne ^c   Hicks, Ellen ^c   Kim, Saeromi ^a   Kokernak, Gerald ^c   McGrenra, Michael ^e   Mestre, Ray ^f   Pérez, Maria ^c   Pinedo, Tatiana M ^a   Quagan, Rosemary ^g   Rivera, Christina ^g   Taucer, Patsy ^c   Wang, Ed ^c  

^a CLARK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Central Massachusetts Area Health Education Center Inc   (United States)

^c Massachusetts Department of Mental Health   (United States)

^d Christian Community Church   (United States)

^e Greatbrook Valley Health Center   (United States)

^f Legal Assistance Corporation of Central MA   (United States)

^g Adcare Hospital   (United States)

Author keywords

Barriers; Latinos; Needs assessment; Service utilization

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COMMUNITY CARE; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HISPANIC; HUMAN; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; MASSACHUSETTS; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 34248388170     PISSN: 0894587X     EISSN: 15733289     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10488-007-0113-3     Document Type: Article

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