The Office of Multicultural Health Equity (OMHE) functions to enhance the delivery of DMHAS services for mental health and substance use disorders in a way that acknowledges the impact of individual differences on client treatment, differences such as race, ethnic or cultural background, age, gender, sexual orientation, and physical or mental status. 

The goal of the Office of Multicultural Health Equity is to assure that cultural competence is an integral quality of all services that DMHAS provides for people of every ethnic/cultural group.

Click here for "Culture Matters" video

The DMHAS Office of Multicultural Health Equity (OMHE) Minority Mental Health Awareness Month webinar is now available to watch on demand!
CLICK HERE TO VIEW (Originally presented on July 27, 2023)

• OMHE Strategic Plan 2021-2023
• Commissioner's Policy Statement On Cultural Competency
• OMHE Staff
• Programs for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing
• History of OMHE Accomplishments
• The Multicultural Advisory Council (MCAC)
• The Multicultural Training
• Cultural Competency Plans for Behavioral Health Agencies
• DMHAS/OMHE Multi-Cultural Behavioral Health Standard Practices
• Mental Health: Culture, Race & Ethnicity (supplement to the Surgeon General's Report on Mental Health)
• Addressing Disparities and Improving Cultural Competence Within a Statewide System of Care
• An Evaluation of Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities in State Inpatient Services
• Culture and Behavioral Health Service Delivery: An Analysis of Focus Group Findings
• American Sign Language Request Form (for OOC use only)

 

Office of Multicultural Health Equity Staff

Samia Hussein, Director, (860) 418-6806
Samia.Hussein@ct.gov

Cynthia Martin, Trainer, (860) 418-6604
cynthia.martin@ct.gov

Tara Hall, Trainer (860) 418-6618
tara.hall@ct.gov

Sharon Greaves, Administrative Assistant (860) 418-6758
sharon.greaves@ct.gov

Elizabeth Flanagan, Associate Research Scientist (203) 764-7592
elizabeth.flanagan@yale.edu

DMHAS/OMHE
410 Capitol Avenue. 4th Fl., MS14 OMHE
P.O. Box 341431
Hartford, CT 06134
Office Fax (860) 418-6792