Resources

NCIHC: Mental Health Resources  |  Recommended Reading:

• NCIHC Guidelines for Working Effectively with Interpreters in Mental Health Settings

Alabama’s Mental Health Interpreter Training Project (MHIT)

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) (many free publications, including in other languages; search for language in search bar, as publications are not categorized by language)

Washburn Center for Children: Spanish Clinical Language and Resource Guide (English – Spanish; includes terms for speaking with children)

Wisconsin Hmong Mental Health Professional Group: Hmong-English Mental Health Terminology Glossary (Green and White dialects)

Government of Canada: Workplace Mental Health Glossary (English – French)

McGill Cultural Consultation Service: Clinical Resources for Mental Health Workers and Consumers (various languages)

Inuit Tuttarvingat: Resources (English – Inuktitut)

Queensland Government: Glossary of Mental Health Terms for Interpreters and Translators (English – Arabic, Bosnian, Croatian, Farsi, Serbian, Samoan, and Tagalog)

Transcultural Mental Health Centre: Multilingual Resources

Massachusetts Department of Mental Health and Office of Multicultural Affairs: Mental Health Care in Translation

Alabama Department of Mental Health: Mental Health Interpreter Standards for Persons Who Are Deaf

Minnesota Chemical Dependency Program (resources for deaf/hard of hearing individuals)

Dublin Rape Crisis Centre: Interpreting in Situations of Sexual Violence and Other Trauma

Abused Deaf Women’s Advocacy Services (ADWAS)