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MHSA places a lot of emphasis on diversity. What types of diversity does it emphasize?

April 26, 2017Diversity emphasis emphasize mhsa types

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MHSA places a lot of emphasis on diversity. What types of diversity does it emphasize?

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A. MHSA seeks to support programs that value, respect, and appropriately meet the needs of the wonderfully wide variety of people that live in our county and may need our services. This includes diversity by race/ethnicity, languages spoken, cultural identify, sexual and gender identify, and religion/belief. It also includes people with lifestyles that may be different because of drug or alcohol use, involvement with the criminal justice system, or experience with homelessness. Emphasizing diversity in the service delivery system also means that the way in which services are delivered incorporate different belief systems about mental health, well-being, and healing. Because of this, it is important to consider methods that have not always been considered “traditional,” including provision of supports that have not historically been billable to MediCal.