The opinions expressed herein are the views of the Consensus Panel members and do not
reflect the official position of the US Department of Health and Human Services, Substance …

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

There has been a growing emphasis on mental health services being culturally competent
especially when working with diverse populations. How do we assess whether or not a …

The purpose of this study was to assess the level of organizational readiness of community
mental health centers (CMHCs) to provide culturally competent services to racial and ethnic …

In recent years cultural competence has expanded beyond language provisions to include
understanding and factoring into services provision the cultural perspectives clients may …

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 …

Mental health practices that lack cultural competence prevent diverse clients from receiving
the care they deserve. As providers and program administrators, psychologists currently …

It is again suggested that people from black and minority ethnic (BME) communities
comprise a disproportionately high percentage of mental health inpatients. Furthermore, the …

Persistent racial and ethnic disparities in access and utilization of behavioral health services
have highlighted the need for cultural competence among providers. In response, many …

Cultural competence training is mandatory in the United States of America to alleviate
minority health disparities though few studies have examined perceptions across …