1 / 14

Promotores de Salud Mental Implementation Overview

Promotores de Salud Mental Implementation Overview. A partnership between a Community Based Organization, El Sol Neighborhood Educational Center, and Riverside County, Department of Mental Health. Presenters. Alexander Fajardo , Executive Director

dot
Download Presentation

Promotores de Salud Mental Implementation Overview

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

  1. Promotoresde SaludMentalImplementation Overview A partnership between a Community Based Organization, El Sol Neighborhood Educational Center, and Riverside County, Department of Mental Health

  2. Presenters • Alexander Fajardo, Executive Director El Sol Neighborhood Education Center • Myriam Aragon, LFMT Program Manager Riverside County Department of Mental Health Cultural Competency/ Recovery Learning Center

  3. Presentation Objectives • Introduction to Promotores Model • Implementation Process and Lessons learn • Measurement of effectiveness of the program • Next steps

  4. Goals of the Mental Health Promotores Model in Riverside Increaseknoledgeabout mental health and mental illnessamongthe Latino Community. Reduce stigmaabout mental illness Linkage of individual in need of mental healthservicestoappropite cultural and linguisticservices.

  5. Keeping the philosophy of Promotores Model • Promotores de salud (health promoters) play a key role in advancing the well-being of the communities they serve. • Promotores are individuals who provide their services in their communities. • Through their work, promotores become familiar with challenges faced by the Latino families and individuals in their communities. • promotores often have to find ways to support people struggling with a wide range of difficulties in their lives.

  6. History Community members have been used as natural health support by various cultures around the world. They are turned to for health and healing advice. Community members have taken health care programs to rural populations and addressed issues such as: Nutrition, Immunizations, and Sanitation. The model of Community members as advocates and educators has documented presence in the US since 1968, but Promotores have existed in other nations for centuries.

  7. Characteristics of a Promotor Lives in the community. Speaks the same language as the community. Understands “Familiarismo” and “Personalismo”. Posses leadership and advocacy skills. Has existing social networks. Willingness to learn. No personal interest, for personal gain. Is an agent of change. Is sensitive to social cultural aspects of the acculturation process.

  8. Community Participation and Decision Making regarding Prevention & Early Intervention (PEI) • Community Focus Groups • Cultural Competency Advisory Committee- Spanish Speaking Consumers/Family Members Sub committee. • Identification of PEI funds for the implementation • On going community participation in the implementation and evaluation of the program

  9. Mental Health Transformation: Building Partnerships

  10. Community Advisory Group Promotores Training Curriculum Recruitment of Promotores Train Promotores Program Promotores Retention Promotores Activities Development & Implementation Process

  11. Outcomes • 2010-2011 • 2011-2012

  12. Future of Promotores Program • Maintaining an ongoing Promotores de Salud group. • Development of Specialist Promotores Programs to respond to health and social issues in the community. • Provide academic training and certification for promotores; a partnership with Loma Linda University. • Expand Promotores Program to multi-cultural diverse communities. • Building Community Based Organizations Mental Health Promotion

  13. Where we are today…

  14. Thank you. QUESTIONS?

More Related