Forum cites need for more bilingual mental-health workers - New Jersey

Posted on: August 31st, 2006
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“Juliana David can count on one hand the number of bilingual mental-health workers she knows in the county.

And the mental-health clinician includes herself in that number.

More services in the county need to be available for Latinos, who need to be better educated about where and how to obtain help, said David, co-founder of the Latino Outreach Group of Monmouth County.”

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