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Addressing Access in Ethnoracially Diverse Populations: Lessons from a University-Based Community Mental Health Center

Society of Clinical Psychology

In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, the George Floyd Uprising, and the Stop Asian Hate movement, ethnically and racially marginalized individuals in the United States need access to quality mental health care now more than ever. Department of Health and Human Services, 2019). 2014; Walker et al.,

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News Items – August 18, 2022

Social Workers Speak

Audio] Some 2,000 mental health care clinicians in California are on strike. STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: Almost 2,000 mental health care workers have walked off the job in California. Sonyia Richardson , a licensed clinical social worker who owns a counseling agency that serves mostly Black and brown clients in Charlotte, N.C.

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News Items – February 10, 2022

Social Workers Speak

The State of Mental Health: Advocates Say Connecticut Needs a New Prescription. The National Association of Social Workers Connecticut believes the staffing shortages are pushing the state’s public health system to the brink. Mental health is a person-powered field. NBC Connecticut. The Connecticut Examiner.

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News Items – November 18, 2021

Social Workers Speak

Charles Palmer was a member: Charles Palmer, who led Iowa Department of Human Services for 16 years, dies at age 82. Charles “Chuck” Palmer, who was director of Iowa’s Department of Human Services for 16 years, died Sunday. Micki Grimland is a licensed clinical social worker with Southwest Psychotherapy and Associates.

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News Items – September 30, 2021

Social Workers Speak

Victor Armstrong is a member: Victor Armstrong to lead North Carolina health equity efforts. Victor Armstrong is the first chief health equity officer at the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services. Psychotherapy after the pandemic will likely be a hybrid — part office, part telemedicine.