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A Feminist Analysis Of Mental Health Providers' Perspectives Of Latina Women, Caroline Ruth Smith
A Feminist Analysis Of Mental Health Providers' Perspectives Of Latina Women, Caroline Ruth Smith
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Researchers have documented that Latina women involved in the mental health system face a number of barriers to access to services and ongoing use of services. Latina women involved in the mental health system are often viewed as at-risk. This study challenges traditional pathological views of Latina women in the mental health system. This study uses a feminist analysis to examine mental health providers’ perception of Latina women. It views Latina women as mental health system survivors and suggests that resilience and strength-based perspectives can transform the treatment of Latina women. Secondary data from twenty-two interviews with agency directors, psychiatrists, …