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Child Mind Institute Children’s Mental Health Report Finds an Estimated 17.1 Million Young People in ...
By: Child Mind Institute ~ May 4, 2015 Report Highlights Gaps in Care for Children, Including 80% of Kids With a Diagnosable Anxiety Disorder Who Do Not Get Treatment NEW YORK, NY, May 4, 2015 — Today the Child Mind Institute announced the release of the first annual Children’s Mental Health ... -
'It's real. It's violent': After El Paso, Latinos across America live in fear
By: Dianna M. Nañez~USA TODAY~August 16, 2019 The mass shooting in El Paso was one of the deadliest hate crimes in American history against Latinos. The shooter left a manifesto with anti-Hispanic and anti-immigrant sentiment. Now, the fear among Latino people is palpable. Latinos are calling this a turning point. The shooting, ... -
Healthy Mind, Healthy Future: Promoting the Mental Health and Wellbeing of Children in Immigrant Families ...
Our new report, Healthy Mind, Healthy Future: Promoting the Mental Health and Wellbeing of Children in Immigrant Families, documents our research project, including results from focus groups and surveys among immigrant families, surveys among health care providers, and key informant interviews among a variety of stakeholders throughout California. The report shines a ... -
Immigration raids tied to worse mental health among Hispanic Americans
By: Lisa Rapaport ~ Reuters~ November 21, 2019 Hispanic Americans may experience worsening mental health when immigration arrests spike, a U.S. study suggests. Researchers examined data on people who identified as Hispanic or Latino in nationally-representative behavioral health surveys administered from 2014 to 2018. Overall, more than one third of ... -
Local Southern California Youth Leader, Edna Chavez Speaks
By Latin Rebels ~ Facebook ~ March 26, 2018 South Central LA Youth Leader, Edna Chavez speaks about ongoing gun violence in her neighborhood. -
National Latino Psychological Association: Mental Health in the Post-DACA Era
By: weareheretostay.org ~ November 20, 2017 1. Validate your feelings. Each person lives their experiences in different ways. In distressing times, some may feel sad, others may become constantly irritable, yet other experience both intense sadness and irritability. For example, some of us may feel intense fears; others may be angry ...