“…Some of the barriers for service use that have been found in these populations are: (1) language and cultural differences, given the difficulty of communicating adequately with professionals; (2) problems of accesibility, as a result of physical segregation; (3) lack of confidence, particularly in the case of illegal immigrants; (4) incompatibility with working hours, among others. In contrast to the low use of formal services, social support networks have been found to be the main source of resources for needs' satisfaction in diverse immigrant groups (Aroian, 1992;Die & Seelbach, 1988;García, Martínez, & Albar, 2002;Hernández, 2002Hernández, , 2003Lynam, 1985;Martínez et al, 1996;Maya, 1999;Maya, Martínez, & García, 1999;Vega, Kolody, Valle, & Weir, 1991).…”