Chamoru Glossary on Behavioral Health and Disabilities Is Now Available
Chamoru Glossary on Behavioral Health and Disabilities Is Now Available
Chamoru Glossary on Behavioral Health and Disabilities Is Now Available
2/20/2018
Key contributors and collaborative partners who guided the production of the 鈥淔ino鈥�
Siha Put Kinalamten Salut Yan Inutet Gi I Fino鈥� CHamoru (Behavioral Health and Disabilities
Glossary in Chamoru)鈥� celebrated the release of the publication during a ceremony
held on August 4 at the Senator Antonio M. Palomo Guam Museum and Educational Facility
in H氓gat帽a. (Left to Right): Zita Pangelinan, Dr. Lilli Perez, Rosa Palomo, Ronald
Laguana, Rufina Mendiola, Joey Franquez, Mariles Benavente, editor, Terrie Fejarang,
Ann Rivera, Teresita Flores, Helene Paulino, Terry Aguon, Tasha Tydingco, and Dr.
Pat Taimanglo.
A book launch ceremony was held on August 4 to celebrate the release of the first
edition of the 鈥淔ino鈥� Siha Put Kinalamten Salut Yan Inutet Gi I Fino鈥� CHamoru (Behavioral
Health and Disabilities Glossary in Chamoru).鈥�
The CHamoru glossary aims to facilitate communication about mental illness and disabilities
in the CHamoru language.
"Although not an exhaustive glossary, it can help CHamoru speakers use other words
and phrases to describe the conditions being experienced, endured, and/or observed,"
said Mariles Benavente, MSW, ACSW, Editor of the Glossary and former Guam CEDDERS
Cultural and Linguistic Competence Consultant. "The glossary serves as an important
community resource. Hopefully, the use of the Glossary can help evoke more informed
decisions about getting, and giving, the right kind of help, or to better arm others
to respond with more compassion and understanding towards those who face these challenges."
Critical to the successful publication of the glossary was the partnership with an
exceptional team of CHamoru Language Specialists: Rufina Mendiola, Ronald Lagua帽a,
Maria Ana Rivera, Rosa Palomo, Teresita Flores, Joseph Franquez, and Dr. Patricia
Taimanglo, a clinical psychologist who served as the content specialist. Contributors
to the book include Dr. Lilli Perez, Dr. Tricia Lizama, Zita Pangelinan and well-known
artist, Dr. Judy Flores.
The production of this Glossary was made possible through the collaborative efforts
of the , Project Kari帽u and Guam LAUNCH under the Department of Public Health and Social
Services, and the PEACE Program under the Prevention and Training Branch of the Guam
Behavioral Health and Wellness Center.
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