Overcoming Language and Cultural Barriers Using Evidence-Based Practices

Acknowledgements This monograph was produced by the National Council of La Raza (NCLR) who is a member of the National Resource Bank – a network of national organizations that provides technical assistance to states through the Models for Change initiative.

Cassandra Villanueva, Latino Juvenile Justice Network Coordinator, prepared this monograph for publication and drafted several of the sections. Angela Maria Arboleda, Director of Civil Rights and Criminal Justice Policy; Jennifer Kadis, Director of Quality Control; and Nancy Wilberg, Assistant Editor, provided editorial oversight of the document. Ofelia Ardón-Jones, Senior Design Specialist; and Magdalena Lezama-Escalante, Production/Administrative Assistant were responsible for the document’s layout and design.

A special thanks goes to the panelists who shared their knowledge, passion, and expertise regarding culturally and linguistically competent research, program implementations/modifications, and legal guidelines. Workshop participants included Wendy Jones, National Center for Cultural Competence, Georgetown University Center for Child and Human Development; Adrian Moroles, Sea Mar Community Health Center; Adrienne Hahn, Civil Rights Division, Department of Justice; Fernando Giraldo, Assistant Probation Division Director, Santa Cruz County, California. We also thank Dr. Eric Trupin and Dr. Sarah Cusworth Walker, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of Washington School of Medicine, for authoring the foreword of this publication.

This workshop and the production of this monograph were made possible by funding from the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation through its support of NCLR’s participation in the Models for Change initiative and development of the Latino Juvenile Justice Network.

The content of this document is the sole responsibility of NCLR and does not necessarily represent the views of NCLR funders or contributors. Panelists had an opportunity to review the monograph for clarification but did not alter materially or substantively their comments.

For more information, contact: Cassandra Villanueva Latino Juvenile Justice Network Coordinator National Council of La Raza Raul Yzaguirre Building 1126 16th Street NW Washington, DC 20036 (202) 785-1670 www.nclr.org