Source: https://vimeo.com/22531916 Suicide is the third leading cause of deaths among 15 to 24 year-olds nationwide. For Latinas, it’s almost twice that of other ethnic groups. Cultural Factors seem to be playing a role.
Picture source: http://images.latintimes.com/sites/latintimes.com/files/2016/05/09/alicia-machado.jpg For Latina women it can often seem like there are only two types of representation they see in the media. They’re either sexy and “spicy” or religious and family oriented. But is that really the case? Source: Latina Sex Stereotypes – Latino USA
Source: globalgirlmedia – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u6pA_TKkwp8CULTURE OF SILENCE There is a stigma around depression in Latina, Asian and African American Cultures. No one wants to talk about it, much less get help. In fact, the highest rate of teen suicide attempts among teenagers nationwide is among Latina girls. GlobalGirls in Los Angeles investigate why through brave and […]
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Source: PBS FRONTLINE How an innovative program to stem the dropout crisis has affected one girl’s journey, from a public middle school in the Bronx to an elite New England private school, and now on to college. Source: The Education of Omarina | FRONTLINE | PBS
Source: Part poetry, part “how-to” and part protest to the white appropriation of minority culture, Connie Martinez, a courageous Latina – a high school senior – expounds on the value of voice, recounts how she discovered her own voice and advocates for the voices of the unheard. Consuelo Martinez, a senior at Pasadena’s John Muir […]
Image source: Boston University Moving Borders Living on the Border: A Wound That Will Not Heal . . .The pain and joy of the borderlands–perhaps no greater or lesser than the emotions stirred by living anywhere contradictions abound, cultures clash and meld, and life is lived on an edge–come from a wound that will not […]
As a young boy I remember asking my mother about a family friend who would mysteriously be missing from family functions for months at a time and neve Source: Dr. Joe: Latina Teens, Suicide Attempts And Mental Health ‘Secretos’ – NBC News
14 to 15 is the peak age for suicide attempts among Latina girls, data shows. Image source: i_Stock 14 to 15 is the peak age for suicide attempts among Latina girls, data shows iStock According to reports, 14 to 15 is the peak age for suicide attempts among Latinas. Source: At 15 She Attempted Suicide: […]