[lg policy] bibitem: Limited English Proficient Asian Americans: Threshold Language Policy and Access to Mental Health Treatment

[Harold Schiffman]

Limited English Proficient Asian Americans: Threshold Language Policy
and Access to Mental Health Treatment


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Lonnie R Snowden Ph.Da, Mary C Masland Ph.Db, Carol J Pengc,
Corresponding Author Contact Information, E-mail The Corresponding
Author, Christine Wei-Mien Lou M.S.Wd and Neal T Wallace Ph.De

a School of Public Health, University of California, Berkeley, United States

b Center for Mental Health Services Research, University of
California, Berkeley, United States

c University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, CA, United States

d School of Social Welfare, University of California, Berkeley, United States

e Hatfield School of Government, Portland State University, United States
Received 31 March 2010;
revised 2 October 2010;
accepted 18 October 2010.
Available online 18 November 2010.

Abstract

The importance of providing timely, effective mental health services
is increasingly recognized worldwide, and language barriers are a
formidable obstacle to achieving this objective. Threshold language
policy is one response implemented by California and other states
within the U.S., in accordance with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act
of 1964, which prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color,
and national origin in programs receiving federal funding. This policy
mandates language assistance services for Medicaid enrollees whose
primary language is other than English once their population size
reaches a designated level.

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