Abstract Background There is a critical need to document the mental health effects of immigration policies and practices on children vulnerable parental deportation. Few studies capture differential experiences produced by U.S. citizen‐children's encounters with enforcement, much less in ways that analyse outcomes alongside psychosocial contexts within which those arise. Methods We explore dimensions depression citizen‐children undocumented Mexican parents examine differences between...

In this study, we examined the relationship between familism and family environment type as well suicide attempts among Latina youth. teen attempters (n = 109) nonattempters 107) were recruited from New York City area. Latent class analysis revealed three types: tight-knit, intermediate-knit, loose-knit. Tight-knit families (high cohesion low conflict) significantly less likely to have teens who attempted compared with intermediate-knit or loose-knit families. Moreover, increased odds of...

To date, there is little research to validate empirically differences between nonsuicidal self-injurious behavior (NSSI) and attempted suicide among Latina adolescents. Understanding the characteristics contextual features of self-harmful behaviors teens a critical public health social justice matter given disproportionate rates anticipated population growth this vulnerable group. In article, we draw on an ecodevelopmental model focus attention factors in sociocultural environment that shape...

Familism is a core value promoted by many individuals of Hispanic or Latino descent that emphasizes the primacy family over individual. This study illuminates some aspects relationship between familism and adolescent suicidal behavior. Qualitative data from 24 female teens with without history behaviors their parents were analyzed to understand ways in which expressed lives. Both suicide attempters nonattempters demonstrate making material emotional (or both) sacrifices for sake families....

In this article, we draw on ecocultural theories of risk and resilience to examine qualitatively the experiences U.S. citizen-children living with their undocumented Mexican parents. Of central importance is fact that citizen-children's daily lives are organized around very real possibility parents could one day be detained deported. Our purpose render visible various ways in which confront navigate possibilities-and realities-of parental deportation. We develop a framework conceptualize...

In this article, we explore the relationships among culture, family, and attempted suicide by U.S. Latinas. We analyzed qualitative interviews conducted with Latina teen attempters ( n = 10) their parents. also incorporated data collected from adolescents no reported history of self-harm parents to examine why some individuals turned under similar experiences cultural conflict. Our results reveal that teens who lacked resources forge meaningful social ties. Without tools bridge...

Situating Thomas Joiner's concept of belonging within an ecological perspective, this study examined the associations between school and community suicidal ideation attempts among high students. The used data from 2013 Texas Youth Risk Behavior Survey (N = 2,560). Results demonstrated that reduced odds youth behaviors. School bullying, feeling unsafe at school, being threatened or injured a increased Findings suggest fostering safe inclusive environments strengthening youth's experiences may...

Suicide is a critical issue among Latina youth. In this study, we use family case analysis to explore how gendered oppression, silencing, and violence shape suicidal behaviors sample of daughters ( n = 10), their parents. For comparison, include narratives from adolescents with no histories suicide attempts 10). Results suggest secrets silence, as indicative may catalyze attempt. The risks are particularly salient when daughter mother both have experienced that conflicts cultural scripts....

Abstract Background Despite the widespread implementation of Health Care for Homeless programs that focus on comprehensive, integrated delivery systems health care people experiencing homelessness, engaging and retaining homelessness in primary remains a challenge. Few studies have looked at model non-traditional settings to understand facilitators barriers engagement care. The objective our study was explore clinic encounters individuals receiving two different sites served under single...

The Changing Chicken: Chooks, Cooks, and Culinary Culture Jane Dixon Sydney, Australia: University of South Wales Press, 2002.

Using qualitative data collected from adolescent Latinas and their parents, this article describes ways in which family relationships are organized within low-income Latino families (n = 24) with without a daughter who attempted suicide. Based on family-level analysis approach, we present framework that categorizes as reciprocal, asymmetrical, or detached. Clear differences identified: Families of nonattempters primarily cluster reciprocal families, whereas an suicide attempter exhibit...

In this article, I examine how race motivates women’s decisions to undergo aesthetic rhinoplasty in Caracas, Venezuela. Through a combination of cultural domain analysis and thematic qualitative interviews, explore the preference for whiteness associated facial features dovetail with ideals promoted by cosmetic surgeons. Rhinoplasty is offered physicians interpreted patients as resolution body dissatisfaction low self-esteem. The clinical ethos objectivity established surgeons fails...

Immigrant youth experience a combination of stressors, such as isolation and discrimination, that put them at greater risk for negative mental health outcomes. Relying on interviews with 24 service providers who work Latino immigrant youth, this article examines how they construct intervene in the worlds to improve youth’s Inductive thematic analysis revealed providers’ reliance cultural interpretations psychosocial circumstances facing youth. Providers alternated between drawing discourses...

Written comments by medical student supervisors provide written foundation for grade narratives and deans' letters play an important role in student's professional development. are widely used but little has been published about the quality of comments. We hypothesized that students share understanding qualities inherent to a high-quality low-quality narrative comment we aimed determine features define high- Using well-established anthropological pile-sort method, sorted into 'helpful'...

The high rates of suicide attempts among adolescent Hispanic females in the United States have been well established by epidemiological and clinical studies. In this paper, we review research history Latina their characteristics. Then apply multi-faceted conceptual empirical criteria found anthropological psychiatric literature about cultural idioms distress to young Latinas. We contrast suicide-attempt phenomenon well-known ataque de nervios propose that may reflect a developmental or...

The Interpersonal-Psychological Theory of Suicide (IPTS) has emerged as an empirically supported theory suicide risk, yet few studies have utilized IPTS to examine the suicidal behaviors Latina adolescents. In this study, we explore cultural and developmental appropriateness, well explanatory fit, within a sample Data for project were drawn from qualitative interviews conducted with adolescents (n=30) without histories attempted suicide. We employed deductive approach define compare core...

In this article, we examine the treatment narratives of Latina adolescent suicide attempters to understand their experiences undergoing care. For study, conducted content and thematic analysis 68 interviews with attempters. Most teens who described positive (n = 39, 44.1%) did so when discussing outpatient mental health services 30, 72.9%). Latinas felt that providers fostered autonomy connectedness helped them become active agents in recovery. Clinicians serving suicidal must allow exercise...