Need for Support Groups in ALABAMA

If you live in Alabama and do not speak English you may have difficulty in finding help for a mental health issue. Many our Hispanic families have left loved ones in other states or another country, this may increase the risk of depression due to the close ties families have culturally. Note the following from a study found on Healthyplace.com on Hispanic depression:
"fewer than 1 in 11 contact mental health specialists, while fewer than 1 in 5 contact general health care providers. Among Hispanic immigrants with mental disorders, fewer than 1 in 20 use services from mental health specialists, while fewer than 1 in 10 use services from general health care providers"

Imagine, these statistics are probably done where there are mental health services available in their primary language. We have a lot of work to do in Alabama. We need to encourage our young ones to pursue careers in mental health or other health care fields. We need to start working and promoting this within our own hispanic community some of these solutions may be our family and friends. Even though the State or Feds need to take action, WE can also take action, we need to encourage our bilingual teens and young adults to continue in school, and not to drop out to find jobs. Everyone needs get involved at whatever level they can. Sometimes volunteering is a way to start and get experience to get a job as an interpreter or translator in the future. All the options need to be considered and the different health care fields be looked at carefully. Perhaps some cities are doing well with this issue, however many rural areas are suffering. This is my thought.....To find the solution, we need to look in the mirror first before looking anywhere else and ask ourselves, what can I do to help? If you know of any experiences or barriers Hispanic families are facing please email me.. no names please, however the do give me the name of the county it is occuring in...THANK YOU