WUSTLBrownSchool – Suicide: Latina Teens Luis Zayas’ commitment to U.S. Latinas and their struggle with suicide started in the 1970s when he encountered the pain and suffering that the teenage girls and their parents were experiencing during his work in emergency rooms and mental health-care clinics. “Latinas have the highest rate of suicide attempt among […]
The two podcasts to be reviewed in this blog are from Latino USA, part of the Futuro Media Group, National Public Radio. The first one, Yanira’s Story, was aired on March 16, 2012, while the second one You Crazy? Latinos and Mental Health was forecasted on April 19, 2013.Both episodes last approximately 30 minutes. […]
Cielo Ruiz, one of the SEEDS participants. Credit Sophia Boyd / Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service Picture source: http://wuwm.com/post/support-group-latina-teens-milwaukee-confronts-depression-suicide#stream/0 All Lismari Montes, 15, had to do was find the bottle of prescribed sleeping pills that were hidden in her parent’s room. “I’m done” was all she could think as she walked upstairs to her room, yearning […]
Comunilife’s Life is Precious 2016 Program Video. Life is Precious is a suicide prevention program in New York City for Latina teens
Picture source: https://voicesofny.org/2012/07/report-sets-of-alarms-on-latina-teen-suicide/ Attempted suicides among Latina youths continue to occur at higher rates than other youths, sometimes twice as high Doctor shares research in talk By Michelle Gaitan of the San Angelo Standard-Times Attempted suicides among Latina youths continue to occur at higher rates than other youths — sometimes twice as high. Dr. Luis […]
A Dominican mother comes to Boston to establish a new life for her family, but becomes overwhelmed by the changes, both externally and internally. This is the story of her journey through mental illness in a foreign land, her struggle to reconnect with her family, finally getting the help she needed, and her urge to […]
Source: https://www.quotev.com/story/8436386/Cry-Baby-Story/1 The story of Cry Baby. This story comes with the Cry Baby album. Source: Cry Baby Story
At The Interstices Between Harm and Hope Frida Kahlo’s self-portrait “The Wounded Deer” (1946) speaks to this project’s many contradictions. This emotional painting depicts a flirtation with death—a frequent theme in Kahlo’s artistic work—but this piece in particular is a more literal expression of pain and a near-death experience: a perfect image to help me […]
Source: https://vimeo.com/22531916 Suicide is the third leading cause of deaths among 15 to 24 year-olds nationwide. For Latinas, it’s almost twice that of other ethnic groups. Cultural Factors seem to be playing a role.
Source: globalgirlmedia – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u6pA_TKkwp8CULTURE OF SILENCE There is a stigma around depression in Latina, Asian and African American Cultures. No one wants to talk about it, much less get help. In fact, the highest rate of teen suicide attempts among teenagers nationwide is among Latina girls. GlobalGirls in Los Angeles investigate why through brave and […]