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Mental and Social Health

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2011

Mental health issues

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Best Practices For Working With Undocumented Latino Youth, Elizabeth J. Braun Jan 2011

Best Practices For Working With Undocumented Latino Youth, Elizabeth J. Braun

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Research Question: What are evidence supported individual, group and community practices to address the needs of Latino youth experiencing mental health issues related to undocumented legal status and risk of deportation?


Best Practice In Working With The Somali Population, Ilhan Duale Jan 2011

Best Practice In Working With The Somali Population, Ilhan Duale

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Since the early 1990s, the state of Minnesota has had an unprecedented increase in refugees from Somalia. These individuals have emigrated from a war-zone country and arrived in the United States with a range of trauma-related injuries and mental health issues. As a result, Somali individuals and families who have migrated to the United States will require physical and mental health support. There is, however, a lack of research on effective interventions with Somali individuals and families. With the stigma that surrounds mental health and negative cultural views of mental health in the Somali population, practitioners at Comunidades Latinas Unidas …