100168: Mental Health Care for Hispanic Americans

About the Course:

This section of a larger Surgeon General’s report focuses on the status of, needs for, availability of, and outcomes of mental health treatment services for Hispanic Americans. Ways to improve services currently available and the need to promote wellness are among key issues stressed. NOTE: This course is chapter 6 and begins on page 127 of the article and page 142 of the adobe file.

Author

A Report from the Surgeon General

About the Authors:

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

Course Objectives:

1. To examine the complexities of mental health care for Hispanic Americans

2. To identify high-need populations and assess the availability and quality of services available to those populations

3. To gain information on ways to help prevent mental illness and promote wellness among the Hispanic American community