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Community Mental Health Organizations in Ontario: Perceptions of Cultural Responsiveness

Publication: Canadian Journal of Community Mental Health
3 February 2011

Abstract

This paper reports the findings from an online survey that explored the perceptions of 111 leaders within community mental health organizations in Ontario about how responsive they are to the service needs of people from diverse cultural-linguistic groups. The findings show that more than half of respondents said they engaged in 20 of the 27 practices that promote cultural responsiveness. Comparisons of community organizations with different service philosophies found only one difference in terms of engaging in culturally responsive practices. Specifically, the difference was in whether or not staff received ongoing training in how to work with people from the cultural-linguistic groups the organization serves. These data provide a baseline against which progress can be measured toward greater cultural responsiveness in community mental health organizations in Ontario.

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Cet article présente les résultats d'un sondage en ligne qui a exploré les perceptions de 111 gestionnaires des organismes communautaires de santé mentale en Ontario sur la façon dont ils sont adaptés aux besoins de services de personnes de diverses communautés culturelles et linguistiques. Sur 27 pratiques qui favorisent la sensibilité culturelle, plus que 50% des répondants et répondantes ont rapporté qu'ils ont engagé dans 20 de ces pratiques dans au moins 20% de leurs programmes. Une comparaison des différents organismes concernant leur engagement dans les pratiques culturellement sensibles selon leur philosophie de service n'a trouvé une différence que sur une pratique. Spécifiquement, le personnel reçoit une formation continuelle en méthodes de travailler avec les gens des groupes linguistiques et culturels servis par l'organisme plus fréquemment chez les organismes dont la philosophie préconise la sensibilité culturelle. Ces données fournissent une base contre laquelle les progrès vers une plus grande sensibilité culturelle dans les organismes communautaires de santé mentale en Ontario peuvent être évalués.

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cover image Canadian Journal of Community Mental Health
Canadian Journal of Community Mental Health
Volume 29Number 2September 2010
Pages: 99 - 111

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Version of record online: 3 February 2011

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Anne Westhues
Wilfrid Laurier University
Rich Janzen
Centre for Community-Based Research
Don Roth
Canadian Mental Health Association
Jill G. Grant

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