Latino in America by CNN Soledad O’brien – YouTube
Posted onTeenagers with suicidal thoughts improve their lives while struggling with the fact that they are Latino in America.
Author: Gloria Lopez-Henriquez
Why Are Young Latinas at Risk? : NPR
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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 […]
Breaking News Consumer’s Handbook: Migration Edition (At Home) – On The Media – WNYC
Posted onProfessor Doug Massey walks us through the myths and misconceptions surrounding immigration in America for Part Two of our Breaking News Consumer’s Handbook: Migration Edition. Source: Breaking News Consumer’s Handbook: Migration Edition (At Home) – On The Media – WNYC At their respective conventions, the Democrats and Republicans presented wildly different narratives about immigrants and […]
Everything you know about immigration is wrong – The Washington Post
Posted onEverything you know about immigration is wrong By Ezra Klein August 10, 2013 Everything you know about immigration, particularly unauthorized immigration, is wrong. So says Princeton University’s Doug Massey, anyway. Massey is one of the nation’s preeminent immigration scholars. And he thinks we’ve wasted a whole lot of money on immigration policy and are about to […]
Report Sets Off Alarms on Latina Teen Suicide
Posted onThe worrying rates of attempted suicide among Latina teens have garnered renewed attention after a survey released last month found that Hispanic girls considered or attempted suicide at dramatically higher rates than white or black non-Hispanic teens. In an article for El Correo de Queens, reporter Karmina López covered a press conference at City Hall […]
YANIRA’S STORY – Latino USA
Posted onThe numbers are shocking: one in seven Latinas in the U.S. will make an attempt to take her own life.It’s not widely known or reported, but young Latinas attempt suicide at much higher rates than girls in other ethnic groups. Today on the program, we try to understand why. We have invited Dr. Luis Zayas […]
2014 Festival | You’re Dead to Me | PBS Online Film Festival | Video | THIRTEEN – New York Public Media
Posted onAs she prepares to receive family members on an important anniversary a mother cooks, cleans, and fights with her teen over unresolved differences that left them estranged. The argument reveals some rifts in their relationship and resolves itself in an unexpected and touching climax. Source: 2014 Festival | You’re Dead to Me | PBS Online […]
Latina teen suicide attempts spike – NY Daily News
Posted onAn alarmingly high number of Latina teens in New York have tried to commit suicide, and city officials want to know why.”It’s a startling problem,” said Julissa Ferraras, head of the City Council Committee on Women’s Issues, which is holding a hearing on the issue Monday.Nearly 15% of Hispanic teens surveyed in 2009 attempted suicide in […]
Latina Teen Suicide Rates On the Rise
Posted onImage source: https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/736x/d9/f7/68/d9f76841c5640b97f93fd95d62eabb43.jpg An alarmingly high number of Latina teens are attempting suicide and the number continues to increase. Latina teens report some of the highest rates of depression, attributed to their family relationships, lifestyle expectations and bi-cultural differences. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), one out of every seven Latina […]
Why Do Latinas Have the Highest Suicide Rate in America?
Posted onWhy Do Latinas Have the Highest Suicide Rate in America?”I was supposed to be perfect, and I couldn’t live up to that.”MOST POPULARHere’s What Happened When I Squeezed My Size-12 Body Into Kendall And Kylie’s Swimwear LineModel Posts Photo Of Naked Woman At The Gym To Mock Her BodyThis Is Apparently The Most Unpopular Home […]