Cultural competence is increasingly recognized as an essential component of effective
mental health care delivery to address diversity and equity issues. Drawing from the …

This article presents a conceptual model of organizational cultural competence for use in
mental health services that resulted from a comprehensive review of the research literature …

Abstract Background Ensuring Cultural Competence (CC) in health care is a mechanism to
deliver culturally appropriate care and optimise recovery. In policies that promote cultural …

In recent years, cultural competence has become a popular term for a variety of strategies to
address the challenge of cultural diversity in mental health services. This issue of …

Accessible summary Lack of cultural competence in care contributes to poor experiences
and outcomes from care for migrants and racial and ethnic minorities. As a result, health and …

Background Cultural competency is now a core requirement for mental health professionals
working with culturally diverse patient groups. Cultural competency training may improve the …

Developing cultural competence is a work in progress. It is continually influenced by the
provider's internal and external attributes and resources, such as the provider's sense of …

Racial and ethnic disparities are disturbing facets of the American healthcare system that
document the reality of unequal treatment. Research consistently shows that patients of …

Cultural competence, as a tool to overcome disparities in mental healthcare to ethnic
minorities, is facing unprecedented challenges. Providers are turning to cultural competence …

Statistical associations between individual and organizational dimensions of cultural
competence were examined. Participants were 350 employees of 12 public mental health …