Connecting Families Conectando Familias Linking recent immigrants and mental health services
Partners Baltimore Medical System Federally Qualified Health Centers Head Start & Early Head Start Federally funded preschool programs
Goals Increase access to and utilization of mental health services Reduce stigma of mental health treatment Integrate recent immigrants into Baltimore
Target population Recent immigrants who have children in Head Start or Early Head Start Spanish-speaking Somali Bantu
Peer mentors/promotoras comunitarias help families: connect with mental health services feel more comfortable with mental health interventions navigate the health care system improve their health literacy access community resources learn their rights