The 100-day countdown to the US presidential election is now underway (it’s now, as of today, 99 days) and Democrats are enthusiastic about the small lead Biden has over Trump. Yet, in such a pivotal election, where the future…
Wrapping up his trip to India, Trump held a press conference (though his White House hasn’t had a press briefing in 300+ days and that’s unprecedented; The Conversation). During his briefing, Trump made it known he didn’t like what…
If we watch the impeachment hearings as a culmination of all of the Trump administration’s hateful, racist, ‘swampy’ actions against the nation, it almost appears poetic justice that some witnesses’ backgrounds reflect the very populations Trump targeted; Attorney Gen….
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Study: Green Spaces Boost Brain Development in Latino Kids
Apr 26, 2018, 2:33 PM 0
By Stacy Cantu Salud America! Exposure to green spaces can boost brain development in school children, according to a new Spanish study with big implications for U.S. Latino children who lack access to parks where they live. The new…
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Mental health only one part of bigger problem US has with school shootings
Feb 15, 2018, 11:57 AM 0
LatinaLista — It’s not even March yet and the latest act of senseless violence, that happened in Parkland, Florida and took 17 precious lives yesterday, is already the 18th school shooting of 2018. From listening to Florida authorities —…
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Targeted intervention benefits Hispanics with mental illness
Feb 12, 2018, 10:57 AM 0
By Neil Schoenherr Futurity A culturally-adapted intervention shows potential for improving health outcomes for Hispanics with serious mental illness, a new study shows. “‘Bridges to Better Health and Wellness’ is a promising intervention that can help to address some of…
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Juvenile justice system may miss mental health issues
Jan 24, 2018, 11:06 AM 0
By Bert Gambini Futurity A tool used by many jurisdictions within the juvenile justice system to help recognize and assess the effects of adversity and trauma in children’s lives may not be the best way to evaluate mental health…
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New study underscores ethnic pride important to well-being of Latino students
Dec 5, 2017, 10:22 AM 0
LatinaLista — The argument for the importance of ethnic clubs just got a boost from new research from the University of Michigan (U-M). Dr. Edward Chang, U-M professor of psychology and social work, and his team, found that when…
By Cliff Despres SaludToday Where you live could be impacting your stress levels (and overall health). SmartAsset, a financial company, recently examined the positive and negative factors of the largest 500 U.S. cities to determine the stress levels facing…
By Lori Popkewitz Alper Moms Clean Air Force When we hear the words “climate change” many things come to mind, including intense heat waves and droughts, increase in natural disasters, loss of sea ice, accelerated sea level rise, and…
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Stress, Anxiety, Depression Are Affecting Latinos More than Ever
Apr 20, 2017, 9:19 AM 0
By Eric Moreno SaludToday It is a sad, but true, fact. More Latinos and other Americans than ever before are stressed, depressed, and coping with anxiety on a regular basis. About 8.3 million U.S. adults (3.5%) suffer from serious…
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With the trauma of immigrant round-ups, would undocumented families be better off ‘self-deporting?’
Mar 13, 2017, 10:56 AM 0
Marisa Treviño LatinaLista If we are to believe anything from an administration that deals in alternative facts and outright mentiras, it’s that President Trump will follow through on his campaign promise of deporting undocumented immigrants — without distinction. In…
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Help exists for immigrant families stressed-out over the unknown
Feb 16, 2017, 10:46 AM 0
By Cheryl Aguilar LatinaLista Many in our immigrant community are feeling stressed, fearful, anxious about raids and deportations. The emotional reaction we are seeing is a normal reaction in the face of a threat and more common than often…
By Alexis Blue Futurity When women experience stress related to ethnic discrimination and needing to adapt to a new culture, their children may exhibit more behavior problems and worse academic performance by age 5. For a new study, researchers…
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Study Highlights Racial Disparities in Mental Health Services, School Discipline
Aug 17, 2016, 11:43 AM 0
By Natalie Gross Latino Ed Beat Black and Hispanic children experience mental health problems at a similar rate than their white peers, yet are less likely to receive treatment, a new study of nationally representative data shows. The study was…
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Rate of Psychiatric Hospitalizations Spike Among Latino Youth
Feb 23, 2016, 11:51 AM 0
SaludToday Blog In California psychiatric hospitalizations of Latino children and youth are rising at a dramatic rate, The Sacremento Bee reports. According to numbers by the Office of Statewide Health Planning and Development, the rates of psychiatric hospitalization among Latinos 21…
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New study highlights toll of discrimination on immigrant youth
Dec 3, 2015, 6:29 PM 0
LatinaLista — Are young people becoming less kind with one another? Less willing to help each other? Most would say no. After all, one only has to look at the success of the many crowdfunding and social media campaigns….
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35 years later, Latinos with HIV fight for another kind of justice
Dec 1, 2015, 4:53 PM 0
LatinaLista — Thirty-five years after AIDS was first identified, the world has come a long way in understanding what it is, how it is transmitted, and how it has gone from being an automatic death sentence to one that…
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Study discovers how big an impact Latino siblings have on one another
Oct 6, 2015, 4:15 PM 0
LatinaLista — Latino families are known to be large. A Pew report found that: Fully 20% of Hispanic moms have four or more children, as do 18% of black moms. In comparison, just 11% of white mothers have four…
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Crowdfunder: Sharing via film a journey from undocumented immigrant to successful artist and citizen
Jul 27, 2015, 12:00 AM 0
LatinaLista — Campaign: Prodigal Daughter – A Personal Documentary on Reconciliation A Peruvian-American artist conquers immigration hardship, trauma, and family isolation in this epic story of healing and reconciliation Prodigal Daughter tells the story of a filmmaker’s reconciliation with…
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Rising awareness of mental health & substance abuse treatment fulfills goal of National Prevention Week
May 21, 2015, 5:02 PM 0
LatinaLista — In the past 20 years, the number of children and teens in the United States receiving treatment for mental health treatment has risen by 50 percent, according to a new study. …kids with milder problems accounted for…
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Over 60 percent of Latinas say they know a victim of domestic violence
Sep 17, 2014, 2:48 PM 0
LatinaLista — It’s said that domestic violence is more common than diabetes. And if social media is any indication, in the aftermath of the NFL fiasco handling of those players caught in acts of violence, domestic violence is at…
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New study shows delinquent Latina teens suffer highest rate of violent death among all juvenile offenders
Jun 17, 2014, 4:49 PM 0
LatinaLista — Juvenile delinquents already have several marks against them by the time they’re put into detention but a new study from Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine found, that upon their release, these children’s future is far likelier…
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Bilingual anti-bullying org opens second-hand store to fund services to schools and families
Mar 18, 2014, 8:56 AM 0
By Dalia Díaz Rumbo METHUEN, MA — After hearing the experiences of a close relative who was bullied because of a speech impediment, and while collecting research in pursuit of her PhD in Educational Psychology, Belen Goodwin was determined…
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Pilot Program Seeks to Divert Kids from Juvenile Justice System
Jan 17, 2014, 12:58 PM 0
By Gary Gately Juvenile Justice Information Exchange A pilot program in Wayne County, Mich., provides police training on how to recognize and respond to mental health and substance abuse problems with youth and to refer them to community-based programs…
