CRISOL Mente: A Multilevel Community Intervention to Reduce Mental Health Disparities Among Latinos

"* Conduct outreach activities with people in the community who are hard to reach and with limited access to health care, conduct informal screening for symptoms of mental illnesses, encourage and refer individuals at-risk, suspected of having, or affected by mental health issues to clinics for triage.~* Document outreach, screening, and referral activities in LHW database"

"* Arrange consultation for those at-risk, suspected, or affected individuals at clinics for triage.~* Introduce the patient to the clinical team via a warm hand-off and assist in scheduling a follow -up visit.~* Support patients in attending their clinic visits; help patients address barriers through education, referral, and navigation to ancillary community services (SAVAME, legal, housing, economic, etc);~* Engage, activate, and empower patients to participate in the care process~* Frequent contact with patients: +1 every two weeks during the first 3 months, +1 every month for months 4-6.~* Assist with group sessions: affinity groups~* Identify community-based resources.~* Document outreach, screening, referral, and auxiliary care activities in LHW database"

"* Support counselling initiated by the psychologist~* Reinforce patient education about depression, anxiety, trauma, and other syndemic conditions.~* Work with patients' families and peers to reduce stigma, address syndemic factors and social conditions.~* Contact frequency with patients: +1 every two weeks during the first 3 months, +1 every month for months 4-6.~* Co-lead group sessions: affinity groups~* Provide Mental Health First Aid to members of the community.~* Document outreach, screening, referral, auxiliary and stepped care activities in LHW database"