Mental healthcare for Cambodian, Vietnamese refugees limited by shortage of bicultural, bilingual providers [centerforhealthjournalism.org]

Rafael Maravilla(PACEs Connection Staff) 9/22/206:21 AM

By Agnes Constante, Center for Health Journalism, September 17, 2020

Paul Hoang moved to Orange County in 2007 after a taxing work year as a mental health clinician in Illinois.

In the Midwest, he had seen clients who drove up to six hours once a month — even through blizzards — for his services. Demand was high because there was a lack of providers serving the Vietnamese community, he said.

It was something he tried to remedy by getting involved in local politics to advocate for more resources.

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