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Mental Health Issues in Latino Teens Are Rooted in Discrimination-Related Stress, Finds Study by Steinhardt Research Team | At a Glance

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New York University Latino adolescents who experience discrimination-related stress are more likely to experience anxiety, depression, and issues with sleep, according to research led by faculty members at NYU Steinhardt. These mental health outcomes were more pronounced among Latino teens born in the U.S. to immigrant parents, as opposed to foreign-born teens Source: Mental Health […]

Intersectionality at Work | Gender & Society

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Image source: https://c1.staticflickr.com/9/8305/7759634832_c6ee0aa845_b.jpg by Chenoa Flippen Immigration from Latin America to the United States has surged in recent decades, and along with it the entry of immigrant women into the U.S. labor market. Understanding how immi… Source: Intersectionality at Work | Gender & Society

Public Health Hot Topic: Support group for Latina teens confronts depression, suicide – Diversity Matters

Posted on Gloria Lopez-HenriquezPosted in Acculturation, Blog, family dynamics, Identity, immigrant mothers, Latinas suicidal behavior, Latinas suicidal behaviors, mother/daughter, News, Podcast, story

Image source: Wikimedia Commons All Lismari Montes, 15, had to do was find the bottle of prescribed sleeping pills that were hidden in her parent’s room. “I’m done” was all she could think as she walked upstairs to her room, yearning for escape from her exhausting fight with depression. Source: Milwaukee NNS Anger drove her […]

All Aboard the “Suicide Train” Alarming Suicide Rate among Young Latinas | Dr. Roy Aranda

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Image source: freegreatpicture.com At a recent panel discussion held in Brooklyn, NY, U.S. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand stated that “too many of our young Latinas across the county are contemplating and attempting suicide.” The panel dis… Source: All Aboard the “Suicide Train” Alarming Suicide Rate among Young Latinas | Dr. Roy Aranda

Hispanic or Latino? Why their identity is so complicated – CNN.com

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Source Image: CNN If there’s one thing everyone should know about Hispanics in the United States, it’s that this growing minority is in the middle of a stressful identity crisis. Source: Hispanic or Latino? Why their identity is so complicated – CNN.com

Exploring the ‘Immigrant Paradox’: Q & A with Cynthia Garcia Coll – Education Writers Association

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Image source: ewa.org logo OCTOBER 20, 2011 MAUREEN KELLEHER FIGUEROA For more than a century, assimilation into American culture has been held up as a positive goal for immigrants to pursue.But a just-released book that highlights research on first-generation immigrant children and adolescents, including Latinos, shows that recent immigrant children are more likely to succeed in school and avoid […]

Depression, Suicide Rates for Young Hispanic Women Reaching Alarming Levels

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Image source: https://www.lucidatreatment.com/blog/mental-health/high-level-women-hispanic-suicide/ Depression, Suicide Rates for Young Hispanic Women Reaching Alarming Levels This entry was posted in Mental Health and tagged depression, hispanic, suicide on March 17, 2014 by lucida. Facebook Twitter Google+ The campaigns by medical professionals, public health officials and former sufferers to raise awareness about the true prevalence and seriousness of […]