American School Counselor Assoc
http://www.schoolcounselor.org
American Psychiatric Assoc
http://www.psych.org
American Psychological Assoc
http://www.apa.org
American Society of Hispanic Psychiatrists
http://www.connectedwebhosting.com/ASHP
NEW Aspira Association
www.aspira.org
Boston University Latino Initiatives
http://www.bu.edu/cpr
Center for School Mental Health Assistance- University of Maryland
http://csmha.umaaryland.edu
Center for Substance Abuse Research- Univ of Maryland
http://www.cesar.umd.edu
NEW Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute
www.chci.org
Culturally Appropriate Services for multicultural population
http://erc.msh.org/quality&culture
Provider's Guide to Quality and Culture, a web-based tool supported by HRSA that assists health care professionals who are looking for a way to provide culturally and linguistically appropriate services to multicultural populations.
Ethnic Elders with Dementia
http://www.ethnicelderscare.net
Ethnicelderscare.net presents a comprehensive presentation of information about Alzheimer's disease and related dementias among ethnic minority elders in the United States. Ethnic Elders Care is devoted to promoting research, treatment, education and support for ethnic minority elders with dementia, their families and caregivers. The site contains articles, news, links and a monthly news letter.
NEW Federal Government
www.firstgov.gov
HHS Cultural Competence CLAS Guidelines
http://www.cms.gov/healthplans/quality/project03.asp.
Provides information and downloads for three outstanding recent cultural competence guides from HHS: 1) Providing Oral Linguistic Services: A Guide for Managed Care Plans 2) Planning Culturally and Linguistically Appropriate Services: A Guide For Managed Care Plans 3) Best Practices for Culturally and Linguistically Appropriate Services in Managed Care Conference: June 3 and 4, 2002 in Research Triangle Park, North Carolina. The first two items were the principal material for the handout at 3 national CLAS trainings given by the University of North Carolina School of Public Health in 2003. Information about the HHS Culturally and Linguistically Appropriate Services (CLAS) Standards can be obtained at www.omhrc.gov/clas.
NEW Hispanic Federation
www.hispanicfederation.org
NEW Hispanic National Bar Association
www.hnba.com
Inter-American Consortium for Applied Research with Children and Communities
http://ciinco-iac.fmhi.usf.edu
Matilda Garcia Initiative: Latin American Research Scholars Exchange. http://ciinco-iac.fmhi.usf.edu/IACMatilda.htm
Department of Child and Family Studies (Research and Training Center) http://rtckids.fmhi.usf.edu/
SAMHSA's National Mental Health Information Center
http://www.mentalhealth.samhsa.gov/
Latino Behavioral Health Institute
http://www.LBHI.org
NAMI (National Alliance for the Mentally Ill)
http://www.nami.org/
NEW The Latino Coalition
www.thelatinocoalition.com
NEW Latino News and Information
www.latinovote.com
NEW LULAC League of United Latino American Citizens
www.lulac.org
NEW NALEO
www.naleo.org
The National Alliance for Hispanic Health
http://www.hispanichealth.org
National Association of Hispanic Nurses
http://www.TheHispanicNurses.org
National Association of Social Workers
http://www.naswdc.org
NEW National Council of La Raza
www.nclr.org
National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
http://www.nimh.nih.gov
NEW New York Latino Research Clearinghouse
www.tc.edu/latinoresearch
NEW New York Latino Research Network (NYLARNET)
www.nylarnet.org
Office of Minority Health Resource Center
http://www.omhrc.gov
NEW Puerto Organization for Community Education and Economic Development
www.proceedinc.com
Radio Unica, "Closing the Health Gap"
http://www.healthgap.omhrc.gov/radiounica.htm
Closing the Health Gap is an educational campaign designed to help make good health an important issue among racial and ethnic minority populations who are affected by serious diseases and health conditions at far greater rates than other Americans.
Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration
http://www.samhsa.gov
Trends among Hispanic people- Fact sheets
http://www.childtrends.org/PDF/Hispanicfactsheet2.pdf
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