Dr. Stevens, a LCAHY Board Member representing the health sector who is CEO of Wright Directions, a mental health agency, initiated steps to serve the mental health needs of the growing Latino population with Hilton Head and Bluffton by hiring Dr. Doris M. Feliciano-Vega, a Puerto Rican Bilingual In-School Therapist. Dr. Feliciano-Vega has a passion for providing services to the underserved minority and Spanish speaking populations. At a prior LCAHY Board Meeting, the need to increase mental health service to the Spanish-speaking population was presented. Dr. Stevens announced the hiring of Dr. Feliciano-Vega at LCAHY’s recent Cultural Competency training provided by Diane Dromsky, Beaufort County Director of Multilingual Learner Program. Enhancing Access and Reducing Barriers is an activity within LCAHY’s 12-Month Action Plan to create community-level change. LCAHY will continue to encourage agencies providing mental health or prevention services to provide services in English and Spanish to meet the needs of the community.
Wright Direction's new bi-lingual therapist, Dr. Feliciano, is eager to serve the needs of the growing Hispanic population of Hilton Head and Bluffton.
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