Multicultural Human Services

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This paper explains that, despite the phenomenal growth of diverse groups, especially from the Asia-Pacific region, there is a particular need for proper care for mental health services to meet appropriately the needs of minorities in the U.S., which is a multicultural country. The author stresses that the Surgeon General's report indicates clearly the ticking time bomb associated with this issue. The paper relates that continuing to not meet this need effectively means that (1) these people can not become a part of mainstream society and contribute to the growth of the economy and that (2) people with mental problems are a breeding ground for drug trafficking and crime.

From the Paper:

"...The Samaritan's report published by mind.org mentions that because of the lack of provision of mental health services, 67% of suicidal young men have experienced bullying and violence. The condition of the old people is still worse. Having been transplanted into an alien land, they suffer from alienation and loneliness, depression and feeling of guilt. They also suffer from specific hormonal and physiological changes with the result that this major group of population is compromised by illness primarily resulting from mental health. Emotionally they suffer from depression as a result of viropause and menopause."

Sample of Sources Used:

• Alexander,Charlene M., et al (ed.) Handbook of Multicultural Counseling. New York: Sage Publications. 2001.
• Fernando, Suman (ed.) Mental Health in a Multi-Ethnic Society. London: Routledge. 1995
• Fernando,Suman. Cultural Diversity, Mental health and Psychiatry. London: Psychology Press. 2003
• Mio,Jeffery Scoot, and Iwamasa, Gayle Y(ed.). Culturally Diverse Mental Health. London; Routledge. 2003
• Panigua, Freddy, A. Diagnosis in a Multicultural Context. New York: Sage Publications Inc., 2000

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