Addressing the Mental Health Problems of Border and Immigrant Youth

摘要

For health care professionals on the front lines of providing mental health and trauma care to Latino children and families in the United StatesMexico border region, it is crucial to understand the diverse cultural, socioeconomic, environmental, and political factors that daily impact the lives of their clients/patients. Equally important, such clinicians need to implement culturally competent care while simultaneously addressing the families misconceptions and knowledge gaps about the causes of mental health problems and their treatment.