Plain Language Summary: Considerations to Improve Services for Refugees with Disabilities and Mental Health Concerns Refugees are people who leave their country for their safety. Many things can prompt this, including discrimination and war in their country. Refugees live in temporary settlements before settling in a new country. Many refugees are placed in cities before […]
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Considerations for Improving Services for Asian Americans with Disabilities and Mental Health Concerns
Plain Language Summary: Considerations for Improving Services for Asian Americans with Disabilities and Mental Health Concerns The Asian American population is increasing, and with it grows the need for services that effectively work with people of different cultures. Currently, the Asian American use of mental health services is low. There are many reasons why individuals […]
Considerations for Improving Services for Native American/American Indian Individuals with Disabilities and Mental Health Concerns
Plain Language Summary: Considerations for Improving Services for Native American/American Indian Individuals with Disabilities and Mental Health Concerns Note About Use of Terms: We will use the acronym NA/AI for Native American/American Indian. These terms are used to refer to the Indigenous people (original cultures in North America prior to colonization) of the United States. […]
Considerations to Improve Services for Black/African American Individuals with Disabilities and Mental Health Concerns
Plain Language Summary: Considerations to Improve Services for Black/African American Individuals with Disabilities and Mental Health Concerns People with disabilities often have less access to mental health services. Also, consider how Black and African American people receive mental health services at lower rates. The result is that getting mental health services can be especially difficult […]
Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion and the Multicultural Populations It Affects
Plain Language Summary: Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion and the Multicultural Populations It Affects 1 in 4 adults in the United States have a disability, and many of them experience mental health concerns. People with disabilities who are also people of color may have specific experiences that greatly affect their mental health. Learning about equity, diversity, […]
Factores que afectan el cuidado auditivo de las familias hispanas/latinx (Factors Affecting the Hearing Care of Hispanic/Latinx Families)
Factores que afectan el cuidado auditivo de las familias hispanas / latinx Resumen en lenguaje sencillo: Factores que afectan el cuidado auditivo de las familias hispanas / latinx Nota: Este resumen utiliza el término general Sordo o con dificultades auditivas, abreviado como DHOH (siglas en ingles). El DHOH se utiliza para incluir a personas con una […]
Trastorno por déficit de atención e hiperactividad (TDAH) y su bajo tratamiento en jóvenes hispanos/latinx (Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) and Its Undertreatment in Hispanic/Latinx Youth)
Resumen en lenguaje sencillo: Trastorno por déficit de atención y hiperactividad (TDAH) y su bajo tratamiento en jóvenes hispanos/latinx Resumen en lenguaje sencillo: Trastorno por déficit de atención y hiperactividad (TDAH) y su bajo tratamiento en jóvenes hispanos/latinx El trastorno por déficit de atención con hiperactividad (TDAH) es una discapacidad del desarrollo neurológico que es […]
Factores que afectan la salud mental de las personas hispanas/latinx a lo largo de la vida (Mental Health Factors Affecting Hispanic/Latinx Individuals Across the Life Span)
Resumen en lenguaje sencillo: Factores que afectan la salud mental de las personas hispanas/latinx a lo largo de la vida Resumen en lenguaje sencillo: Factores que afectan la salud mental de las personas hispanas/latinx a lo largo de la vida Más de un tercio de los hispanoamericanos en edades mayores tienen una o más discapacidades. […]
Empleo de personas hispanas/latinx con discapacidades: barreras y recomendaciones (Employment and Hispanic/Latinx Individuals with Disabilities: Barriers and Recommendations)
Resumen en lenguaje sencillo: empleo de personas hispanas / latinx con discapacidades: barreras y recomendaciones Resumen en lenguaje sencillo: empleo de personas hispanas / latinx con discapacidades: barreras y recomendaciones En 2019, solo 1 de cada 5 personas con discapacidad estaba con empleo. La discriminación por discapacidad puede afectar el empleo. Ser parte de más […]
Efectos de la inmigración en la salud mental y desafíos para las personas con discapacidades (Effects Immigration has on Mental Health and Challenges for People with Disabilities)
Resumen en lenguaje sencillo: efectos de la inmigración en la salud mental y desafíos para las personas con discapacidades Uno de cada siete residentes de Estados Unidos es inmigrante. Los inmigrantes son personas que se van a un nuevo país y planean establecerse allí. Este proceso se llama migración. Algunas personas migran en busca de […]
