Evaluation of the use and impact of English on access to mental health care among the Spanish-speaking Latinx minority group in Montreal

My study is about illness stories from Spanish-speaking Latinos/Latin Americans in Montreal with schizophrenia. These participants speak English, French, or Spanish. This study suggests mental health services should be provided in English and other languages. We want to show how English was used by Spanish-speaking Latinos/Latin Americans in Montreal with schizophrenia. Most people in our study used English and Spanish services. This shows there is a need for mental health services for minorities. Many of these services could reach to wider cultural populations if they were provided in English. For our participants experiencing problems, mental health services for language minorities were important. In our study, we used a questionnaire and an interview to find out more about this group. We learned that English was important for using mental health care for several participants. This study will help us understand the need for English services for this language minority group. This research supports more specific mental health care for language minorities in Montreal, including English mental health services.