Abstract
Latino adolescents are at elevated risk for depression and suicide compared to other ethnic groups. Project goals were to gain insight from community leaders about depression risk factors particular to Latino adolescents and generate innovative suggestions to improve cultural relevance of prevention interventions. This project utilized a CBPR approach to enhance cultural relevance, acceptability, and utility of the findings and subsequent program development. Two focus groups of youth and youth-involved Latino community leaders (n = 18) yielded three overarching themes crucial to a culturally tailored depression prevention intervention: (1) utilize a multipronged and sustainable intervention approach, (2) raise awareness about depression in culturally meaningful ways, and (3) promote Latino youth’s social connection and cultural enrichment activities. Findings suggest that both adaptation of existing prevention programs and development of hybrid approaches may be necessary to reduce depression/suicide disparities for Latino youth. One such hybrid program informed by community stakeholders is described.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 519-533 |
| Number of pages | 15 |
| Journal | Journal of Behavioral Health Services and Research |
| Volume | 42 |
| Issue number | 4 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Oct 29 2015 |
Funding
The project described was supported by the National Center for Research Resources, grant 5UL1RR025741, and is now at the National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences, grant 8UL1TR000150. The content is solely the responsibility of the authors and does not necessarily represent the official views of the NIH.
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Health(social science)
- Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
- Health Policy
