title: Building effective working relationships across culturally and ethnically diverse communities.
abstract: Amherst H. Wilder Foundation's Social Adjustment Program for Southeast Asians is implementing two collaborative, best practice, mental health and substance abuse prevention service models in Minnesota. It faced several issues in effectively bridging multiple cultural groups, including building a diverse collaborative team, involving families and youth, reconciling cultural variation in meeting styles, and making best practice models culturally appropriate. Researchers and program staff used multiple strategies to address these challenges and build successful partnerships. Through shared goals, flexibility, and a willingness to explore and address challenges, collaboratives can promote stronger relationships across cultural communities and improve their service delivery systems.
authors.affiliation: Wilder Research Center, Saint Paul, MN, USA.
authors.forename: Cheryl A
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Hosley
authors.forename: Linda
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Gensheimer
authors.forename: Mai
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Yang
mesh_terms: D001210:Asia, Southeastern / Q000208:ethnology; D001213:Asian / Q000523:psychology*; D019985:Benchmarking; D002648:Child; D003156:Community Mental Health Services / Q000458:organization & administration*; D003299:Cooperative Behavior; D018864:Cultural Diversity; D006801:Humans; D007373:Interinstitutional Relations; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000208:ethnology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D008910:Minnesota; D012917:Social Adjustment; D012947:Social Work / Q000379:methods*; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000208:ethnology / Q000517:prevention & control*