Familism, Family Environment, and Suicide Attempts among Latina Youth
June 9, 2014This study examined the relationship between familism and family environment type as well as the relationship between family environment type and suicide attempts among Latina youth. Latina teen attempters (n=109) and non-attempters (n=107) were recruited from the NYC area. Latent class analysis revealed three family environment types: tight-knit; intermediate-knit; and loose-knit. Tight-knit families (high cohesion […]
Parenting and Emotion Regulation in the Adaptive and Academic Competencies of Chinese American Youth
May 21, 2014In 2010, Jeffrey Liew launched Project CASL (Chinese American Successful Living) to study adolescents’ social-emotional and academic adjustment, the project findings are shared in this report. This project examined the school adjustment of Chinese American high school students by conceptualizing school success as including academic and social-emotional domains. The authors collaborated with a network of Asian […]
What’s Wrong with the Poor? Psychiatry, Race, and the War on Poverty
In the 1960s, policymakers and mental health experts joined forces to participate in President Lyndon Johnson’s War on Poverty. In her insightful interdisciplinary history, physician and historian Mical Raz examines the interplay between psychiatric theory and social policy throughout that decade, ending with President Richard Nixon’s 1971 veto of a bill that would have provided […]
A Systematic Review of the Extent and Measurement of Healthcare Provider Racism
May 14, 2014The world’s first review explored interpersonal racism perpetrated by healthcare providers, a key driver of racial disparities in health. Interpersonal racism refers to racist interactions between individuals, rather than internalized or systemic or institutional racism. Researchers Ms Mandy Truong and Dr Naomi Priest from the University of Melbourne and Professor Yin Paradies from Deakin University, […]
Protective Factors Factsheet: Red Lake Nation Highlights Culture as Prevention
May 8, 2014In 2007, the Red Lake Band of Chippewa, located on the Red Lake Nation reservation in north-central Minnesota, received funding from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) to convene the Red Lake Epidemiological Outcomes Workgroup. Charged with collecting and using local data to understand the substance use and related problems facing the […]
The Southeastern Health Equity Report Card
April 22, 2014The Southeastern Health Equity Council (SHEC) has released the first Health Equity Report Card for the Southeastern region! Some of the key findings include: In the Southeast, the percentage of racial and ethnic minorities with health insurance is lower than the national average. All Southeastern states scored an “F” in food security and had poor […]
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