ABSTRACT
Latinos and Latinas are the fastest growing ethnic minority in United States. Hispanics represent 14.1% (40.5 million persons) of the U.S. population and surpass all other racial/ethnic minority populations in size (U.S. Bureau of the Census, 2004). Hispanic youth are at a greater risk for suicide ideation and attempts and there are serious disparities in the delivery of mental health services to this population. Hispanics have less access to mental health services than do Whites and are less likely to receive needed care. Further, when they do access care it is frequently of poor quality (U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, 2001).
