Cultura
for Resilience
Culture, Resilience & Healthy Communities
Understanding the role culture plays in resilience in your life.
Resources
Cultura for Resilience is a resource-rich space for working professionals in community based organizations (CBOs), students including graduate students, & others looking for guidance on how to integrate culture into healing to create healthier & thriving Latino communities.
Resilience In Action
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California Reducing Disparities Project (CRDP)
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:
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African Americans
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Asians and Pacific Islanders (API)
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Latinos
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Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, and Questioning (LGBTQ)
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Native Americans
The 7 Latino community-based organizations (CBOs) who designed, implemented & evaluated Community Defined Interventions for the California Reducing Disparities Project include:
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