Latinas face barriers to mental health treatment
Latinas face barriers to mental health t
By Jennifer Patiño – Latinos, regardless of immigration status, encounter various barriers to seeking mental health treatment. These barriers impacting Latinos as a group include affordability, transportation, lack of resources in their community and scarcity of Spanish speaking...
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The emotional toll of being undocumented
The emotional toll of being undocumented
By Jennifer Patiño – Maria, 42 and Esmeralda, 35 are both undocumented women facing mental health challenges. Maria has been diagnosed with schizophrenia and depression. She has been hospitalized four times as a result of suicide attempts and post-partum depression. She is...
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Why are Latina teens at-risk for suicide attempts?
Why are Latina teens at-risk for suicide
By Angélica Jiménez – Little research on Latinas and teen suicide has been done with the exception of the groundbreaking work by Dr. Luis Zayas, professor of psychiatry at Washington University School of Medicine and author of “Understanding Latina Teen Suicide Attempts.” Zayas...
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Latina teens face suicide risk
Latina teens face suicide risk
By Angélica Jiménez – Tatiana Mendez Christmas Eve morning 2009, Giovanna Mendez received the phone call no parent should ever receive. Repeated unanswered calls made from her daughter Tatiana’s cell phone and one missed call from the police department caused Giovanna...
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