Why Culturally Responsive Care Must Be a Part of Your Mental Health Strategy

According to the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), “Consideration of culture is important at all levels of operation—individual, programmatic, and organizational— across behavioral health treatment settings. It’s also important…at every treatment phase: outreach, initial contact, screening, assessment, placement, treatment, and continuing care and recovery support.”

The American Psychological Association (APA) adopted a resolution that outlined how the field of psychology has contributed to and upheld racist systems, practices, ideologies, and beliefs that have resulted in harm for communities of color.