Sentences with phrase «ethnic minority communities need»

Rev Jackson said black and ethnic minority communities need to play a greater role in politics, criticising their lack of representation in the UK.

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Many persons who are not likely to join groups in churches and schools may do so if they're made available in family counseling agencies» mental health services, youth organizations, business and industry, fraternal groups, self - help groups (such as A.A., P.W.P., Alanon, etc.), and in the many organizations devoted to special needs of the handicapped, ex-prisoners, ex-patients, unwed parents, minority groups of all kinds, senior citizens, community action groups, ethnic organizations.

We already know, for example, that members of Black and Minority Ethnic communities have a higher risk of illnesses such as high blood pressure that may lead to the need for an organ transplant.

«This budget, if enacted, would jeopardize our nation's educational, scientific and health enterprises and limit access to critically needed mental and behavioral health services,» said Antonio E. Puente, president of the American Psychological Society (APS) in Washington, D.C. «These cuts would disproportionately affect people living in poverty, people with serious mental illness and other disabilities, women, children, people living with HIV / AIDS, older adults, ethnic and racial minorities, immigrants, and members of the LGBTQ community.»

Membership is open to anyone interested in working to address the educational needs of racial and ethnic minority students in our communities.

While existing literature has focused on how MFT training programs can become culturally sensitive, attract and retain students from ethnic minorities, and subsequently produce culturally competent therapists able to meet the needs of underserved communities, few studies have focused on the experience of Latinos specifically.