In the News
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Caught
Between Two Cultures
(diverseeducation.com, August 21, 2008)
Efforts to reach Asian students with culturally appropriate mental health services are paying off.
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Crying Out For Help
Suicide Attempts Reveal Strains on Young Latinas (PDF)
By Laura Sessions Stepp
Washington Post Staff Writer
Tuesday, January 22, 2008; HE01
The second time Michelle, 16, swallowed sleeping pills, she collapsed on
the living room floor.
It was late at night, and her mom, Maribel, jumped up from her chair, managed
to pick up her skinny, 5-foot-10-inch eldest daughter, slapped her a couple
of times hoping to bring her back to consciousness, and let go. [read rest
of story at link above]
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Suffering Differently (New York Times Magazine, August 12, 2007)
Were American mental health professionals bringing the wrong treatment to Tsunami
impacted communities? This is a story about trauma, culture, mental health symptoms
and treatment. (Free registration may be required)
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DSM-V
manual's planned revision will look at psychiatric health
throughout the lifespan as well as gender and cultural issues…..read
more about it and offer your feedback through the Prelude Project
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Poll:
Most in NJ would offer citizenship to illegal aliens
Newsday - Long Island,NY,USA
An immigration overhaul supported by President Bush and leaders of both parties
failed in the Senate in June. It would have allowed illegal immigrants to
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NJ
mixed on immigration
New Brunswick Home News Tribune - New Brunswick,NJ,USA
By MICHELLE SAHN New Jersey residents are divided on whether immigration
has been good or bad for the state, but a majority support pathways to legal
status ...
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Hundreds
attend pro- and anti-immigration rally in Morristown
Newsday - Long Island,NY,USA
MORRISTOWN, NJ (AP) _ About 500 people gathered here Saturday to rally for
and against immigrants' rights, in a town that earlier this year applied
for ...
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Unrest
and Arrests at Immigration Rally
New York Times - United States
... rally in Morristown, NJ, that attracted hundreds of demonstrators both
for and against stricter immigration law enforcement, the police said yesterday.
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Resources in Various Languages
National Network of Libraries of Medicine Consumer Health Information in Many Languages Resources, includes some mental health information.
Arabic
Depression Brochure in Arabic (pdf)
Although this was developed by the University of Michigan for Michigan, the content is useful. English translation
Depression Facts in Arabic (pdf). English translation (pdf)
Chinese
Chinese Language Mental Health Materials
Spanish
Spanish Language Mental Health Materials