Increase personal and professional awareness of the importance of culture and language to address persistent disparities and promote health and mental health equity.
National Center for Mental Health Promotion and Youth Violence Prevention
Disaggregating data means breaking down information into smaller subpopulations. For instance, breaking data down into grade level within school aged students, country of origin within racial/ethnic categories, or gender among student populations are all ways of disaggregating data.
In Latino communities, a curandero is a person who practices the use of curanderismo, which refers to the culturally rich system of illness and healing in Latino cultures.
In Navajo Area Indian Health Service healthcare facilities, understanding the subtleties of interpersonal relationships is important in healthcare practice.
Feeling stressed? If you or someone you know has been affected by a disaster and needs immediate assistance, please call this toll-free number for information, support, and counseling. You will be connected to the nearest crisis center.
When children, teens, and adults are dealing with the stress from crisis situations, talking may not be enough. These resources provide ideas about what to do you can do at home to help children, family members, and yourself cope.
