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My Family, My Self: The Latino Guide to Emotional Well-Being
No. 9323
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from Comunidades Latinas Unidas En Servicio
As Latinos, we celebrate and rely upon family, finding strength
and support in traditions passed down over many generations. Adapting
to our new home and navigating the many psychological, social,
and cultural aspects of living in America can be overwhelming
at times. That's why experts from Comunidades Latinas Unidas En
Servicio (CLUES) have created My Family, My Self, a user-friendly
guide specifically geared for Latinos, to share their firsthand
knowledge of the Latino culture and expertise in behavioral health.
In this guide, the staff at CLUES offer several success stories
from a variety of Latino families that they have encountered in
more than thirty years of community service experience.
In My Family, My Self you will find information on:
- Key life issues such as parenting, gender identity, and aging
- Alcohol and drug abuse, prevention, and treatment
- Ways of contributing to your family and society through education,
work, and financial stability
- The value of spirituality and morals in maintaining a sense
of personal and family well-being select passages are bilingual.
This book is written in English. A summary of each chapter is provided in Spanish. (227 pp.)
About the authors:
Comunidades Latinas Unidas En Servicio (CLUES) has been serving
in Minnesota for over thirty years and is the leader in providing
behavioral health and human services to the Latino community.
Its chemical health, mental health, employment, language, financial,
and other human services under its familycoordinated care model
have set national standards for working with multicultural populations.
