Developing mental health rehabilitation services in a culturally appropriate context

Culturally and Linguistically Appropriate Services--advancing health with CLAS.

pretation of sugarand calorierelated nutrient-content claims through transparent food marketing are needed steps to empower parents to make informed choices. If the FDA revised the current labeling requirements for foods and beverages bearing sugarand calorie-related nutrient-content claims in this way, the replacement of added sugars with other sweet ingredients would be clearly highlighted. A...

Developing culturally appropriate Medicare education materials.

Cultural differences are some of the most subtle, yet critical, factors affecting how people with Medicare understand their benefits, rights and choices. This brief explores the lessons we have learned from an effort to develop and test Medicare education materials suitable for audiences of varying cultural backgrounds.

Ole Taeao Afua, the new morning: a qualitative investigation into Samoan perspectives on mental health and culturally appropriate services.

OBJECTIVES The first objective was to develop a culturally appropriate research method to investigate Samoan perspectives on mental health issues. The second objective was to apply this to identify cultural values and understandings important in the care and treatment of Samoan people with mental health problems. METHOD Gender-specific focus groups consisting of Samoan elders and service prov...

Developing a Culturally Appropriate Depression Prevention Program: Opportunities and Challenges

Mental health rehabilitation services in the UK in 2007

In 1999, the National Service Framework for Mental Health1 set targets for the implementation of specialist community mental health services across England (335 crisis resolution, 220 assertive outreach and 50 early intervention services by 2003). Five years later, there were 263 assertive outreach teams employing around 3000 staff, 168 crisis resolution teams employing around 2000 staff and 41...