Latinos and mental health needs

“Experts in the study of ethnic minority mental health report that Latinos not only underutilize mental health services, but when they do seek treatment they drop out after two to three sessions. A primary reason is that traditional forms of treatment have failed to consider cultural and linguistic differences unique to this group.

In fact, a driving force for developing culturally and linguistically appropriate treatment approaches is to decrease the high dropout rate. Thus, longevity in treatment increases the likelihood of a successful therapeutic experience.”

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