Spotlight on the Safety Net

Immigrant and Refugee Health in North Carolina

“…Finally, we look at one specific case of a clinic working to benefit some of these newcomers, and how the clinicians who work there have overcome some of these specific challenges. Through a focus on intercultural competency, the Durham clinic El Futuro works to provide mental health services to Spanish-speaking patients, many of whom are immigrants [38]. Because such an innate stigma often exists in many individuals' home countries against seeking care for mental health conditions, the clinicians at El Futuro work through community-based settings to help patients gain functional ability and make clinical improvements [38].…”