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Una de cada seis jovencita latinas, intenta suicidarse en EEUU – Radio La Primerísima

Posted on August 1, 2016September 18, 2016

Elaine Rivera, diario La Prensa de New York. | 18 agosto de 2006 Un complicado y silencioso fenómeno nacional afecta a las menores hispanas. Una de cada 6 adolescentes latinas ha intentado quitarse la vida. Hace cinco años, cuando tenía 10, Janine fue abusada sexualmente. Al deprimirse más y más por el incidente durante los […]

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Latino in America by CNN Soledad O’brien – YouTube

Posted on August 1, 2016December 30, 2016

Teenagers with suicidal thoughts improve their lives while struggling with the fact that they are Latino in America.

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Why Are Young Latinas at Risk? : NPR

Posted on August 1, 2016February 18, 2017

Latina girls are one of the fastest-growing groups in the country, and they’re in trouble. New research shows they are more likely to drop out of school and to use drugs. And one in six young Hispanic women attempt suicide. Why are the statistics so grim? Transcript LYNN NEARY, host: This is TALK OF THE […]