Idaho Partnership for Hispanic Mental Health

描述（由申请人提供）：爱达荷州西班牙裔心理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主要是墨西哥裔移民的西班牙裔人在心理健康治疗方面的差异。该项目的第一步将是进行社区评估，该评估将：1)进一步了解西班牙裔人对精神疾病的看法和信念，以及有关精神健康治疗的行为和偏好；2)评估爱达荷州西南部的精神健康提供者组织对西班牙裔个人的服务的知识、态度和做法，以及西班牙裔人在服务获取和提供方面的差距。由于西班牙裔美国人获得和使用精神卫生服务的障碍已经有了充分的记录，这次社区评估的目的将是为改善精神卫生服务的提供提供信息。该项目将采用基于社区的参与性研究方法。项目合作伙伴包括山地国家集团、华盛顿大学、司法社区中心、阿尔·桑切斯博士（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。研究组织和西班牙裔社区之间已经建立了强有力的公平伙伴关系。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名成年西班牙裔人的半结构化访谈，以及对爱达荷州西南部35名心理健康服务提供者的开放式访谈。该项目的数据调查结果，辅以二手数据研究，将用于优先考虑基础设施发展和能力建设行动，以满足西班牙裔人的心理健康服务需求。研究和社区伙伴将形成两项具体行动计划，一项用于实施以社区为基础和文化上适当的精神卫生服务干预措施，另一项用于开展精神卫生服务提供者培训，以提高他们与西班牙裔社区合作时的理解、技能、政策和做法。第一阶段的活动将导致提交一份执行建议的完整研究提案。

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.