title: Barriers to drug abuse treatment for Latino migrants: treatment providers' perspectives.
abstract: This article disseminates findings from a pilot study undertaken to learn more about treatment providers' perceptions of treatment access barriers faced by Latino migrants with substance use disorders (SUDs) in Northern California. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with treatment providers (N = 11) at 7 residential treatment programs with Spanish-language services. Interviewees identified and described three primary types of treatment barriers: language, legal, and gender based. In response to these barriers, Latino migrants with SUDs have opened their own residential recovery houses called anexos (annexes). Collaborative efforts by community clinics and public health agencies are needed to facilitate Latino migrants' access to SUD treatment.
authors.affiliation: a Institute for Health Policy Studies, School of Medicine , University of California , San Francisco , California.
authors.forename: Anna
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Pagano
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002140:California; D003299:Cooperative Behavior; D006297:Health Services Accessibility; D006630:Hispanic or Latino / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D007407:Interviews as Topic; D007802:Language; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010865:Pilot Projects; D012737:Sex Factors; D016320:Substance Abuse Treatment Centers / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000600:supply & distribution; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D014171:Transients and Migrants
keywords: access; barriers; drug abuse; latino; migrant; treatment