A Community‐Responsive Adaptation to Reach and Engage Latino Families Affected by Maternal Depression

• DOI: 10.1111/famp.12310
• Publication Date: 2017-07-24T04:28:54Z
• Authors: Carmen R. Valdez; Alyssa Ramirez Stege; Elizabeth Martinez; Stephanie D'Costa; Thomas Chavez
• Keywords: Adult; adaptación cultural; Cultural Adaptation; RESEARCH funding; Emigrants and Immigrants; Intervention; 拉丁裔家庭; 文化调整; IMMIGRANTS; HISPANIC Americans; Pregnancy; Humans; 0501 psychology and cognitive sciences; MENTAL depression; 10. No inequality; COMMUNITY health nursing; 360; depresión materna; Latino Families; Depression; 05 social sciences; 干预措施; Hispanic or Latino; Culturally Competent Care; 3. Good health; Pregnancy Complications; 306; ATTITUDES of mothers; CULTURAL competence; Family Therapy; Female; 母亲抑郁症; intervención; Maternal Depression; MENTAL health services; Familias latinas

As family researchers and practitioners seek to improve the quality accessibility of mental health services for immigrant families, they have turned culturally adapted interventions. Although many advancements been made in adapting interventions such we yet understand how adaptation can ensure that intervention is reaching families identified be greatest need within a local system care community. We argue reaching, engaging, understanding needs entails collaborative approach with multiple community partners adaptations content delivery are responsive sociocultural trajectory describe cultural framework unique opportunities challenges identifying recruiting vulnerable through partnerships, addressing by incorporating perspectives. Specifically, apply these principles an originally developed low‐income African American White facing maternal depression. The new intervention, Fortalezas Familiares (Family Strengths), was targeted Latino whose mothers were treatment depression primary clinics. conclude key recommendations directions design practices, preferences, underserved communities, including service providers.