487
Views
1
CrossRef citations to date
0
Altmetric
Research Articles

Mental Health Services Use and Social Support Among Latinx Families with Adolescents Who Engage in Suicidal Behavior

ORCID Icon, &

References

  • 2021 National healthcare quality and disparities report. (2021). Retrieved June 20, 2022, from https://www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/nhqrdr/nhqdr21/index.html
  • Alegría, M., O’malley, I. S., DiMarzio, K., & Zhen Duan, J. (2022). Framework for understanding and addressing racial and ethnic disparities in children’s mental health. Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Clinics of North America, 31(2), 179–191. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chc.2021.11.001
  • Alegria, M., Shrout, P. E., Woo, M., Guarnaccia, P., Sribney, W., Vila, D., Polo, A., Cao, Z., Mulvaney Day, N., Torres, M., & Canino, G. (2007). Understanding differences in past year psychiatric disorders for Latinos living in the US. Social Science & Medicine, 65(2), 214–230. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.socscimed.2007.03.026
  • Araújo Dawson, B., & Williams, S. A. (2008). The impact of language status as an acculturative stressor on internalizing and externalizing behaviors among Latino/a children: A longitudinal analysis from school entry through third grade. Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 37(4), 399–411. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10964-007-9233-z
  • Ayón, C. (2014). Service needs among Latino immigrant families: Implications for social work practice. Social Work, 59(1), 13–23.
  • Barrera, I., & Longoria, D. (2018). Examining cultural mental health care barriers among Latinos. Journal for Leadership, Equity, and Research, 4(1).
  • Brenner, J. M., Blutinger, E., Ricke, B., Vearrier, L., Kluesner, N. H., & Moskop, J. C. (2021). Ethical issues in the access to emergency care for undocumented immigrants. Journal of the American College of Emergency Physicians Open, 2(3), e12461. https://doi.org/10.1002/emp2.12461
  • Buitron, V., Vaclavik, D., Hill, R. M., Bose, D., & Pettit, J. W. (2020). Low parental warmth and high youth impairment: A recipe for perceived burdensomeness? Behavior Therapy, 51(5), 789–799. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.beth.2019.11.004
  • Burns, B., Angold, A., Magruder-Habib, K., Costello, E., & Patrick, M. (1997). Child and adolescent services assessment. Duke University.
  • Chang, J., Chen, C. N., & Alegría, M. (2014). Contextualizing social support: Pathways to help seeking in Latinos, Asian Americans, and Whites. Journal of Social and Clinical Psychology, 33(1), 1–24.
  • Cheng, T. C., & Lo, C. C. (2022). Factors related to use of mental health services by immigrant children. Journal of Child and Family Studies, 31(1), 1–9. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10826-021-02209-6
  • Cortés, D. E., Rogler, L. H., & Malgady, R. G. (1994). Biculturality among puerto rican adults in the united states. American Journal of Community Psychology, 22(5), 707–721.
  • Costello, M. A., Allen, J. P., Womack, S. R., Loeb, E. L., Stern, J. A., & Pettit, C. (2022). Characterizing emotional support development: From adolescent best friendships to young adult romantic relationships. Journal of Research on Adolescence. https://doi.org/10.1111/jora.12809
  • De Silva, L. E. D., Ponting, C., Ramos, G., Guevara, M. V. C., & Chavira, D. A. (2020). Urban Latinx parents’ attitudes towards mental health: Mental health literacy and service use. Children and Youth Services Review, 109, 104719. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.childyouth.2019.104719
  • Duarté-Vélez, Y., Jimenez Colon, G., & Buitron, V. (in preparation). Clinicians’ experiences working with Latinx adolescents: A socioecological perspective. Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Brown University.
  • Duarté-Vélez, Y., Jones, R. N., & Spirito, A. (2018). Understanding suicidal ideation in Latino/a adolescents living in Puerto Rico. Archives of Suicide Research, 22(4), 569–583. https://doi.org/10.1080/13811118.2017.1378142
  • DuPont-Reyes, M. J., Villatoro, A. P., Phelan, J. C., Painter, K., & Link, B. G. (2020). Media language preferences and mental illness stigma among Latinx adolescents. Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology, 55(7), 929–939. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00127-019-01792-w
  • Freedenthal, S. (2007). Racial disparities in mental health service use by adolescents who thought about or attempted suicide. Suicide and Life-threatening Behavior, 37(1), 22–34. https://doi.org/10.1521/suli.2007.37.1.22
  • Galvan, T., & Gudiño, O. G. (2021). Understanding Latinx youth mental health disparities by problem type: The role of caregiver culture. Psychological Services, 18(1), 116.
  • Hovey, J. D., & King, C. A. (1996). Acculturative stress, depression, and suicidal ideation among immigrant and second-generation Latino adolescents. Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, 35(9), 1183–1192.
  • Husky, M. M., Olfson, M., He, J. P., Nock, M. K., Swanson, S. A., & Merikangas, K. R. (2012). Twelve-month suicidal symptoms and use of services among adolescents: Results from the national comorbidity survey. Psychiatric Services, 63(10), 989–996. https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201200058
  • Jobes, D. A., Gregorian, M. J., & Colborn, V. A. (2018). A stepped care approach to clinical suicide prevention. Psychological Services, 15(3), 243. https://doi.org/10.1037/ser0000229
  • Kapke, T. L., & Gerdes, A. C. (2016). Latino family participation in youth mental health services: Treatment retention, engagement, and response. Clinical Child and Family Psychology Review, 19(4), 329–351. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10567-016-0213-2
  • Kim, B. S. (2007). Acculturation and enculturation. Handbook of Asian American Psychology, 2, 141–158.
  • Kovacs, M. (1985). The children’s depression, inventory (CDI). Psychopharmacology Bulletin, 21(4), 995–998.
  • LeCloux, M., Maramaldi, P., Thomas, K., & Wharff, E. (2016). Family support and mental health service use among suicidal adolescents. Journal of Child and Family Studies, 25(8), 2597–2606. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10826-016-0417-6
  • Locke, J., Kang-yi, C. D., Pellecchia, M., Marcus, S., Hadley, T., & Mandell, D. S. (2017). Ethnic disparities in school-based behavioral health service use for children with psychiatric disorders. The Journal of School Health, 87(1), 47–54. https://doi.org/10.1111/josh.12469
  • Malhotra, K., Shim, R., Baltrus, P., Heiman, H. J., Adekeye, O., & Rust, G. (2015). Racial/Ethnic disparities in mental health service utilization among youth participating in negative externalizing behaviors. Ethnicity & Disease, 25(2), 123–129.
  • McCarty, C. A., Russo, J., Grossman, D. C., Katon, W., Rockhill, C., McCauley, E., Richards, J., & Richardson, L. (2011). Adolescents with suicidal ideation: Health care use and functioning. Academic Pediatrics, 11(5), 422–426. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.acap.2011.01.004
  • Merikangas, K. R., He, J. P., Burstein, M., Swendsen, J., Avenevoli, S., Case, B., Georgiades, K., Heaton, L., Swanson, S., & Olfson, M. (2011). Service utilization for lifetime mental disorders in US adolescents: Results of the national comorbidity survey–adolescent supplement (NCS-A). Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, 50(1), 32–45. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jaac.2010.10.006
  • Nestor, B. A., Cheek, S. M., & Liu, R. T. (2016). Ethnic and racial differences in mental health service utilization for suicidal ideation and behavior in a nationally representative sample of adolescents. Journal of Affective Disorders, 202, 197–202. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jad.2016.05.021
  • Peña, J. B., Wyman, P. A., Brown, C. H., Matthieu, M. M., Olivares, T. E., Hartel, D., & Zayas, L. H. (2008). Immigration generation status and its association with suicide attempts, substance use, and depressive symptoms among Latino adolescents in the USA. Prevention Science, 9(4), 299–310. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11121-008-0105-x
  • Pirkis, J. E., Irwin, C. E., Jr., Brindis, C. D., Sawyer, M. G., Friestad, C., Biehl, M., & Patton, G. C. (2003). Receipt of psychological or emotional counseling by suicidal adolescents. Pediatrics, 111(4), e388–393. https://doi.org/10.1542/peds.111.4.e388
  • Rastogi, M., Massey-Hastings, N., & Wieling, E. (2012). Barriers to seeking mental health services in the Latino/a community: A qualitative analysis. Journal of Systemic Therapies, 31(4), 1–17.
  • Reynolds, W. M., & Mazza, J. J. (1999). Assessment of suicidal ideation in inner-city children and young adolescents: Reliability and validity of the suicidal ideation questionnaire-JR. School Psychology Review, 28(1), 17–30. https://doi.org/10.1080/02796015.1999.12085945
  • Santisteban, D. A., Dillon, F., Mena, M. P., Estrada, Y., & Vaughan, E. L. (2005). Psychiatric, family, and ethnicity-related factors that can impact treatment utilization among Hispanic substance abusing adolescents. Journal of Social Work Practice in the Addictions, 5(1–2), 133–155. https://doi.org/10.1300/J160v5n01_07
  • Smokowski, P., Buchanan, R. L., & Bacallao, M. L. (2009). Acculturation and adjustment in Latino adolescents: How cultural risk factors and assets influence multiple domains of adolescent mental health. The Journal of Primary Prevention, 30(3), 371–393. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10935-009-0179-7
  • Smokowski, P. R., Chapman, M. V., & Bacallao, M. L. (2007). Acculturation risk and protective factors and mental health symptoms in immigrant Latino adolescents. Journal of Human Behavior in the Social Environment, 16(3), 33–55. https://doi.org/10.1300/10911350802107710
  • Suárez-Orozco, C., Motti-Stefanidi, F., Marks, A., & Katsiaficas, D. (2018). An integrative risk and resilience model for understanding the adaptation of immigrant-origin children and youth. The American Psychologist, 73(6), 781. https://doi.org/10.1037/amp0000265
  • Thiede, B. C., Brooks, M. M., & Jensen, L. (2021). Unequal from the Start? Poverty Across Immigrant Generations of Hispanic Children. Demography, 58(6), 2139–2167.
  • Vázquez, A. L., de la Caridad Alvarez, M., Flores, C. M. N., Vera, J. M. G., Barrett, T. S., & Rodríguez, M. M. D. (2021). Youth mental health service preferences and utilization patterns among Latinx caregivers. Children and Youth Services Review, 131, 106258. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.childyouth.2021.106258
  • Vega, W. A., Kolody, B., Aguilar-Gaxiola, S., & Catalano, R. (1999). Gaps in service utilization by Mexican Americans with mental health problems. The American Journal of Psychiatry, 156(6), 928–934. https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.156.6.928
  • Whitener, K., & Corcoran, A. (2021, September 2). Getting back on track: A detailed look at health coverage trends for Latino Children. Georgetown University Health Policy Institute. Retrieved December 14, 2022, from https://ccf.georgetown.edu/2021/06/08/health-coverage-trends-for-latino-children/
  • Wintersteen, M. B., & Diamond, G. S. (2013). Youth suicide prevention in primary care: A model program and its impact on psychiatric emergency referrals. Clinical Practice in Pediatric Psychology, 1(3), 295. https://doi.org/10.1037/cpp0000028
  • Wu, P., Katic, B. J., Liu, X., Fan, B., & Fuller, C. J. (2010). Mental health service use among suicidal adolescents: Findings from a US national community survey. Psychiatric Services, 61(1), 17–24. https://doi.org/10.1176/ps.2010.61.1.17
  • Yoon, E., Chang, C. T., Kim, S., Clawson, A., Cleary, S. E., Hansen, M., Bruner, J. P., Chan, T. K., & Gomes, A. M. (2013). A meta-analysis of acculturation/enculturation and mental health. Journal of Counseling Psychology, 60(1), 15. https://doi.org/10.1037/a0030652
  • Zacharias, S. (2006). Mexican curanderismo as ethnopsychotherapy: A qualitative study on treatment practices, effectiveness, and mechanisms of change. International Journal of Disability Development and Education, 53(4), 381–400. https://doi.org/10.1080/10349120601008522

Reprints and Corporate Permissions

Please note: Selecting permissions does not provide access to the full text of the article, please see our help page How do I view content?

To request a reprint or corporate permissions for this article, please click on the relevant link below:

Academic Permissions

Please note: Selecting permissions does not provide access to the full text of the article, please see our help page How do I view content?

Obtain permissions instantly via Rightslink by clicking on the button below:

If you are unable to obtain permissions via Rightslink, please complete and submit this Permissions form. For more information, please visit our Permissions help page.