Orange County Latinx Community Calls for Better Mental Health Resources

 

Latino leaders organized over 250 Justice United members in an action to win commitments from Alliance Health (the private company that controls Orange County’s public mental health funds) to invest in bilingual, culturally appropriate therapy to address the mental health crisis in Orange County’s Latino community. At the Mental Health Public Assembly on Thursday, Nov. 17, 2022, Alliance Health committed to establish a public relationship to resolve the crisis, including investments in:

  • A comprehensive mental health resource guide for the Orange County Latino community.
  • Spanish-speaking and culturally responsive Community Health Workers to provide essential mental health interventions, including group sessions and workshops.
  • Ensuring that Orange County’s proposed Crisis/Diversion Center hires bilingual and culturally responsive providers.
  • Return to Orange County of El Futuro, the Triangle’s primary bilingual therapy provider.
  • Recruitment and retention of bilingual therapists.

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