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Tag: Hispanic

For National Hispanic Heritage Month: Build Your Skills with ATTC Network Tools and Trainings

Published: 10/04/2018

October 4, 2018 Maureen Fitzgerald ATTC Network Coordinating Office/NIATx September 15-October 15 Find out more What's one thing that Haner Hernandez would like people to know about the Latino population in the United States? "It's that we're so diverse," says Hernandez, who provides training and technical assistance for the ATTC Network on topics such as […]

You Don’t Have To Be a Latino to Provide Services to Latino Populations: Enhancing Transcultural Mental Health Care

Published: 11/17/2017

December 4, 2017 Emily Maynard, PhD Post-doctoral fellow University of California, Santa Barbara Three facts you need to know about Latinos and mental health care in the United States: Eighteen percent of the U.S. population is Hispanic or Latino (56.6 million) (US Census Bureau, 2016) Only 5% of American psychologists are Hispanic or Latino (American […]

Cultural competence and organizational change: Meet the researcher, Dr. Erick Guerrero

Published: 10/18/2017

October 15, 2017 Maureen Fitzgerald ATTC Network Office Great Lakes ATTC NIATx Photo credit:Shutterstock National Hispanic Heritage Month (September 15-October 15) celebrates Hispanic and Latino heritage and the countless ways that Hispanics and Latinos have contributed to the arts, sports, literature and science. And in behavioral health, Hispanic and Latino researchers and scientists are among […]

Immediate help in Puerto Rico: National Hispanic and Latino ATTC training first responders

Published: 10/14/2017

October 14, 2017 Maureen Fitzgerald ATTC Network Coordinating Office NIATx/Great Lakes ATTC Hurricane Maria devastated Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands on September 20, and the majority of the island lacks power or running water. Residents who remain on the island are struggling to overcome the enormous physical and emotional distress of the storm, […]