TY - CHAP
T1 - Developing a Culturally Responsive Mental Health Workforce for Spanish-Speaking and Latina/Latinx Birthing People with Perinatal Depression and Anxiety
AU - Lara-Cinisomo, Sandraluz
AU - Lopez, Gabriella Mina
AU - Flores-Carter, Kendra
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
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PY - 2025/1/1
Y1 - 2025/1/1
N2 - Despite the alarming number of Spanish-speaking and Latina/Latinx birthing people suffering from depressive and anxiety symptoms during the perinatal period, there is a significant shortage of perinatal mental health professionals prepared to work with this diverse population. This chapter discusses barriers to mental health-seeking behaviors among Spanish-speaking and Latina/Latinx birthing people in the U.S. It also discusses why current and future mental health professionals must be responsive to the diverse needs of Latina/Latinx perinatal population in the U.S. Therefore, language, cultural diversity, and economic factors are discussed. The importance of training a workforce to engage with transgender and non-binary Latinx people is also addressed. The chapter also describes the role of paraprofessionals in addressing the perinatal mental health needs of the perinatal Latina/Latinx community in the U.S. The chapter also reports on barriers to obtaining much-needed specialty training in reproductive mental health and provides recommendations for addressing them.
AB - Despite the alarming number of Spanish-speaking and Latina/Latinx birthing people suffering from depressive and anxiety symptoms during the perinatal period, there is a significant shortage of perinatal mental health professionals prepared to work with this diverse population. This chapter discusses barriers to mental health-seeking behaviors among Spanish-speaking and Latina/Latinx birthing people in the U.S. It also discusses why current and future mental health professionals must be responsive to the diverse needs of Latina/Latinx perinatal population in the U.S. Therefore, language, cultural diversity, and economic factors are discussed. The importance of training a workforce to engage with transgender and non-binary Latinx people is also addressed. The chapter also describes the role of paraprofessionals in addressing the perinatal mental health needs of the perinatal Latina/Latinx community in the U.S. The chapter also reports on barriers to obtaining much-needed specialty training in reproductive mental health and provides recommendations for addressing them.
KW - Cultural competence
KW - Cultural humility
KW - Latina/x
KW - Perinatal
KW - Training
KW - Workforce
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U2 - 10.1007/978-3-031-57824-3_12
DO - 10.1007/978-3-031-57824-3_12
M3 - Chapter
AN - SCOPUS:105004965907
SN - 9783031578236
SP - 207
EP - 222
BT - An Integrated Approach to Perinatal Depression and Anxiety in Spanish-Speaking and Latina Women
PB - Springer
ER -