Disparities in Behavioral Health Care Image: Overlapping hands of different colors. Disparities in Behavioral Health Care The views, opinions, and content of this presentation are those of the presenters and do not necessarily reflect the views, opinions, or policies of SAMHSA or the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Charles E. Lewis, Jr., Ph.D., Facilitator Minority Fellowship Program Coordinating Center

Presenters Teresa Chapa, Ph.D., MPA, is the Executive Dean at the California School of Professional Psychology at Alliant International University and oversees all psychology programs, including six California-based campuses. She had a distinguished career in public service, most recently in the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Minority Health, where she established and led the Behavioral Health section. Vincent Guilamo–Ramos, Ph.D., MSW, MPH, RN, is the Director of the Center for Latino Adolescent and Family Health at New York University Silver School of Social Work. A former Council on Social Work Education MFP Fellow, he is Professor and Director of the Ph.D. program at the Silver School and was recently selected as a Presidential Leadership Scholar.

Minority Fellowship Program The primary purpose of the Minority Fellowship Program (MFP) is to provide diversity in leadership in behavioral health care. MFP Fellows provide leadership as highly trained clinicians, administrators, and researchers. They provide culturally competent service, seek to reduce barriers to accessing care, and conduct research that informs evidence-based practice. The MFP encourages cross-disciplinary collaborations.

They are less likely to receive needed care. David Satcher Surgeon General 1998–2002 Photo: David Satcher, M.D., Ph.D. Racial and ethnic minorities have less access to mental health services. They are less likely to receive needed care. When they receive care, it is more likely to be poor in quality. Image: Report cover for Mental Health: Culture, Race, and Ethnicity

Contact DSG If you have questions or need additional information, contact Development Services Group, Inc. Dr. Charles E. Lewis, Jr. Training Director for the Minority Fellowship Program Coordinating Center (MFPCC) clewis@dsgonline.com Image: Development Services Group logo