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This open access book demonstrates the necessity, feasibility, and effectiveness of cultural adaptation in the translation of mental health scales into Chinese. It illustrates the key principles of culturally effective mental health translation, through offering in-depth discussions of the methods and techniques used to translate mental health materials into Chinese. This SpringerBrief title provides an essential reading for academics, researchers, students from language studies, public health and health communication who are interested to develop more advanced skills of translating and adapting mental health instruments for people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds.

This commentary reviews three articles linked together by two themes (a) the use of cultural adaptation of evidence-based practices to reduce disparities in health and services delivery and (b) the importance of collaboration involving intervention developers, practitioners, and consumers when delivering services. Both themes illustrate a process of cultural exchange, enabling researchers to develop interventions that are more meaningful and acceptable to consumers; providers to develop a stronger therapeutic alliance with consumers; and consumers to develop greater understanding and acceptance of treatment process. Such exchanges lead to improved consumer outcomes and greater satisfaction with services. By serving as a culture broker or change agents, social workers can play a leadership role in the translation of research to practice.

Intro -- Table of Contents -- Acknowledgements -- Preface -- Introduction -- Theoretical and Sociocultural Contexts -- Theoretical Anchors -- Ethnographic Background -- The Field and Field Work -- Findings -- Student Profiles -- HASSAN -- ICE -- JOHN Keeping the peace -- ADAM Not taking it seriously -- SAMUEL I don't care -- AHMED Making it in America -- HAWEEYA The girl in the middle -- UBAH Taking care of yourself -- AWRALA Belonging somewhere -- FAADUMO Street smart -- SUFIA Remembering who you are -- ALIAA Not being wild anymore -- Expressions of Identity -- Responding to multiple contexts -- Conclusion -- References -- Index.

Social, economic and political changes in society have actualized the problem of human migration. However, migration processes are not a new phenomenon, since they accompany human development constantly. It was in the second half of the 19th century that European countries began to keep records of people who migrated. At the same time, the COVID-19 pandemic has stirred up the world today, which, of course, has stopped the pace of migration processes, and the situation with the course of this disease in the world is very different, which can cause a new wave of migration of people to safer countries. In our opinion, it is relevant to pay attention to the effect of socio-cultural factors on the migrant's personality, which is reflected in adaptation and identification processes.