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Trauma Exposure and the Mental Health Needs of Latinx Youth: A Systematic Review of the Literature
Although trauma exposure is common among youth in the United States, it is not evenly distributed. In fact, Latinx youth have higher rates of trauma...
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Racial Discrimination Experiences and Friendship Network Dynamics Among Black and Latinx Youth
Despite a robust volume of evidence documenting adverse effects of racial discrimination experiences on adolescent adjustment outcomes, relatively...
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Centering Youth Voice in Developmental Science: A Research Roadmap for Partnerships with Latinx Youth
Latinx youth remain underrepresented and underserved in developmental science despite the growth in scholarship that focuses on this community. This...
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Examining Interpersonal Traumas Across Low Income Latinx Mother-Youth Dyads: Associations Between Maternal Child Abuse Exposure and Racial Discrimination with Mother and Youth Psychopathology
Child abuse has intergenerational consequences for psychopathology, however, there remains a paucity of research regarding how these experiences...
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Adverse Childhood Experiences and Alcohol Use Among U.S.-born and Immigrant Latinx Youth: The Roles of Social Support and Stress Hormones
The biobehavioral correlates of Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) among Latinx youth have been strikingly understudied. The purpose of this study...
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A Community-Partnered Qualitative Study on Multiple Stakeholder Perspectives: The COVID-19 Pandemic’s Perceived Impact on Black and Latinx Youth Mental Health and Community-Driven School Policy Recommendations
The COVID-19 pandemic has adversely impacted the well-being of K-12 students, positioning youth mental health as a public health priority. School...
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Culture-Related Adaptive Mechanisms to Race-Related Trauma Among African American and US Latinx Youth
African American and US Latinx families have faced over two centuries of systemic racism and discrimination, elevating risk for trauma, adversity,...
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Exploring the Link Between Neighborhood Violence and Health Among African-American and Latinx Youth Returning Home After Incarceration
BackgroundAfrican-American and Latinx youth are disproportionately exposed to neighborhood violence and are overrepresented in the U.S. juvenile...
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Predictors of Adolescent Resilience During the COVID-19 Pandemic in a Community Sample of Hispanic and Latinx Youth: Expressive Suppression and Social Support
The COVID-19 pandemic has created unprecedented disruptions in the daily lives and mental health of adolescents. Less attention has been given to the...
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Action, but Make It Critical: The Measurement and Developmental Processes of Critical Action for Black and Latinx Youth
Critical action—defined as actions and behaviors aimed at disrupting systems of oppression—is a developmental asset for Black and Latinx youth. Over...
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Acculturative Stress, Anxiety, and Depression in Latinx Youth: The Role of Behavioral Inhibition, Cultural Values, and Active Co**
Research highlights distinct temperamental, cultural, and behavioral characteristics that may contribute to the differential experience and impact of...
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A Sco** Review of Barriers and Facilitators to Latinx Caregivers’ Help-Seeking for Their Children’s Mental Health Symptoms and Disorders
The current review aimed to understand Latinx caregivers’ barriers to mental health service and help-seeking behaviors for their youth and identify...
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Latinx LGBTQ People and Their Families: The Role of Latinx Cultural Values, Beliefs, and Traditions
Family support is one of the most important protective factors of emotional and physical health and resilience for LGBTQ people. However, there is...
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Racial-Ethnic Socialization in Latinx Families: Cultural Resilience and Co**
In the last decade, there has been a surge in research examining racial-ethnic socialization (RES) in Latinx families building upon a research base...
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Future Orientation and Latinx Adolescent Development: A Sco** Review
Future orientation is a key developmental task, and studies demonstrate that future-oriented adolescents display better adjustment. However, the...
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Community Mental Health Treatment for Suicidality: Implementation of a Culturally Adapted Youth Suicide Prevention Program
We present preliminary outcomes of an open pilot of a transdiagnostic suicide treatment program adapted for Latinx youth in a community setting. We...
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A Longitudinal Mediation Analysis of the Interrelations among Exclusionary Immigration Policy, Ethnic Identity, and Self-Esteem of Latinx Early Adolescents
Little is known about how exclusionary immigration laws affect ethnic identity and self-esteem among Latinx middle school students. Arizona’s SB...
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Patterns of Observed Dyadic Ethnic-Racial Socialization among Black and Latinx Families in Response to a Hypothetical Experience of Discrimination at School
Ethnic-racial socialization has primarily been examined as a unidirectional, caregiver-directed process. Instead, applying the Theory of Racial...
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Disparities in access to eating disorders treatment for publicly-insured youth and youth of color: a retrospective cohort study
BackgroundEating disorders are associated with substantial morbidity and mortality that can be minimized by timely access to evidence-based...
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Are Family Factors Differentially Associated with Externalizing Symptoms Among Youth with Perinatally Acquired HIV?
Youth with perinatally-acquired HIV (PHIV) face unique psychosocial stressors. They are at risk for externalizing problems, including symptoms of...
