Resilience In Action
California Reducing Disparities Project
In response to former U.S. Surgeon General David Satcher’s call for national action to reduce mental health disparities, the former Department of Mental Health (DMH), with support from the Mental Health Services Oversight and Accountability Commission (MHSOAC), the California Mental Health Directors Association (CMHDA) and the California Mental Health Planning Council (CMHPC), created a statewide policy initiative to identify solutions for historically unserved, underserved, and inappropriately served communities. Under the Office of Health Equity, this statewide Prevention and Early Intervention effort, the California Reducing Disparities Project (CRDP), focuses on five populations:
The 7 Latino Community-Based Organizations who designed, implemented & evaluated Community Defined Evidence Practices (CDEPs):
Cultura for Resilience is managed by the CRDP Latino Technical Assistance Provider (TAP) team at UC Davis Center for Reducing Health Disparities. We proudly celebrate the work of our 7 partners implementing CDEPs for mental health prevention and early intervention in Latino communities. We are inspired by their commitment to research and their tireless efforts to uplift and support the needs of their communities. Our team is honored to work alongside them in an ongoing effort to reduce the disparities our communities face.
Land Acknowledgement Statement:
The UC Davis Latino TAP team formally recognizes and respects the Indigenous peoples as traditional stewards of the land. We strive to understand and create meaningful and lasting relationships with Tribal communities whose lands we currently share. We hope to create opportunities to elevate Indigenous voices, perspectives and expertise in these shared spaces. We strive to strengthen our awareness of historical and contemporary teachings and events in California to understand traditions and ways of living of these lands first peoples. We respectfully honor the land itself and that we continue to protect and care for the land now and into the future. It is, without a doubt, very important to be inclusive and carry forward these traditional cultural teachings to reflect our commitment and relationships to the Native Americans in the state of California, across the nation, and beyond.
Inclusivity Statement:
Our community, with roots in Latin America, is immensely rich and diverse. We recognize that no one particular term, including “Latino/a/e/X” or any variation of this term, will encompass or represent all of our identities and beings; it is not our intention to represent our communities with a blanketed term. Instead, we wish to foster a safe and inclusive space for all, and invite everyone to be present as their full selves. Our cultura is both resilient and beautiful, which also inspired the name of our website. We wish to continue building our communities, uplifting our stories and experiences, and empowering each other to create and promote communities of healing and wellness; together we can create a positive change in this world.