Culturally competent care is the key to inclusive mental health benefits

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Despite the significant push to improve mental health benefits, the communities that need support the most are still struggling to find it. 

Among adults who reported fair or poor mental health, only 39% of Black and 36% of Hispanic adults say they received mental health services in the past three years, according to data from the Kaiser Family Foundation. This compares to 50% of white adults — a discrepancy that organizations can help address through comprehensive and inclusive benefits and practices. 

Paola Peralta
Associate Editor

Paola Peralta is an Associate Editor at Employee Benefit News and has been with the team for five years. She is a proud UCF journalism graduate who got her start through a Dow Jones News Fund … Read full bio


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