Idaho Partnership for Hispanic Mental Health

描述(由申请人提供)：爱达荷州拉美裔精神健康伙伴关系第一阶段规划项目的主要目标是减少爱达荷州西南部拉美裔美国人在心理健康治疗方面的差异，他们主要是墨西哥裔移民。该项目的第一步将是进行社区评估，该评估将：1)进一步了解拉美裔美国人对精神疾病的看法和信念，以及关于精神健康治疗的行为和偏好，以及2)评估爱达荷州西南部的精神健康提供者组织关于其服务于拉美裔个人的知识、态度和做法，以及在为拉美裔提供服务方面的差距。由于拉美裔获得和使用精神卫生服务的障碍已经有了很好的记录，这次社区评估的目的将是为改善精神卫生服务的提供情况提供信息。该项目将采用以社区为基础的参与式研究方法。项目合作伙伴包括山州小组、华盛顿大学、司法中心、Al Sanchez博士(西班牙裔心理健康顾问)和现有的西班牙裔健康社区咨询委员会。研究组织和拉美裔社区之间已经建立了强有力的平等伙伴关系。所有人都参与了该提案的研究设计，其中包括对居住在爱达荷州西南部的240名成年拉美裔美国人的半结构化采访，以及对爱达荷州西南部35家精神健康服务提供者的开放式采访。该项目的数据发现，辅之以二次数据研究，将用于确定基础设施发展和能力建设行动的优先顺序，以回应拉美裔美国人的心理健康服务需求。研究和社区合作伙伴将形成两个具体的行动计划，一个是实施基于社区和文化上合适的精神健康服务干预措施，另一个是开展精神健康服务提供者培训，以提高他们在与拉美裔社区合作方面的理解、技能、政策和做法。第一阶段的活动将导致提交一份全面的研究提案，以执行各项建议。 公共卫生相关性：为了有效开展工作，卫生保健提供者需要了解美国不同人群对心理健康、精神疾病和治疗服务的看法差异(Healthy People 2010)。爱达荷州拉美裔精神健康伙伴关系将有助于了解拉美裔美国人对精神疾病和精神健康治疗的看法和信念。研究结果将用于提高爱达荷州西南部拉美裔社区精神卫生服务的文化相关性、响应性和可及性。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The primary goal of the Idaho Partnership for Hispanic Mental Health phase one planning project is to reduce disparities in mental health treatment among Hispanics in southwest Idaho, who are primarily an immigrant population of Mexican origin. The project's first step will be to conduct a community assessment which will: 1) further knowledge about Hispanics' perceptions and beliefs about mental illness, and behaviors and preferences regarding mental health treatment, and 2) assess southwest Idaho's mental health provider organizations' knowledge, attitudes, and practices regarding their services to Hispanic individuals, and gaps in service access and provision for Hispanics. As barriers to Hispanics access and use of mental health services are already well-documented, the purpose of this community assessment will be to inform the improvement of mental health service delivery. The project will use a community-based participatory research approach. Project partners include Mountain States Group, the University of Washington, Centro de Comunidad y Justicia, Dr. Al Sanchez (Hispanic mental health consultant), and an existing Hispanic Health Community Advisory Board. Strong equitable partnerships between the research organizations and the Hispanic community have already been established. All have participated in formulating the proposal's research design, which includes semi-structured interviews with 240 adult Hispanics residing in southwest Idaho, and open-ended interviews with 35 southwest Idaho mental health services providers. The project's data findings, supplemented by secondary data research, will be used to prioritize infrastructure development and capacity building actions to respond to Hispanics' mental health service needs. The research and community partners will form two specific action plans, one for implementing community-based and culturally appropriate mental health services interventions, and a second for conducting mental health service provider training to improve their understanding, skills, policies, and practices in working with the Hispanic community. Phase one activities will lead to the submission of a full research proposal to implement the recommendations. PUBLIC HEALTH RELEVANCE: To work effectively, health care providers need to understand the differences in how various populations in the United States perceive mental health and mental illness and treatment services (Healthy People 2010). The Idaho Partnership for Hispanic Mental Health will contribute to the understanding of Hispanics' perceptions and beliefs about mental illness and mental health treatment. Findings will be used to improve the cultural relevance, responsiveness, and accessibility of community-based mental health services for southwest Idaho Hispanics.