© Copyright 2015 NYU At one o’clock in the morning on a Friday last year, just a few days before their annual beach trip for the 4th of July, the Parapis discovered the body of one of their teenaged daughters, hanging in the basement of their East Elmhurst home. In the days that followed, […]
New York University Latino adolescents who experience discrimination-related stress are more likely to experience anxiety, depression, and issues with sleep, according to research led by faculty members at NYU Steinhardt. These mental health outcomes were more pronounced among Latino teens born in the U.S. to immigrant parents, as opposed to foreign-born teens Source: Mental Health […]
Image source: Wikimedia Commons 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 for escape from her exhausting fight with depression. Source: Milwaukee NNS Anger drove her […]
Image source: freegreatpicture.com At a recent panel discussion held in Brooklyn, NY, U.S. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand stated that “too many of our young Latinas across the county are contemplating and attempting suicide.” The panel dis… Source: All Aboard the “Suicide Train” Alarming Suicide Rate among Young Latinas | Dr. Roy Aranda
Approximately 1 in 25 teenagers in the United States has attempted suicide, and as many as 1 in 8 has thought about committing suicide, Source: Suicidal Thoughts And Attempts More Common In Hispanic Teens
Source: Univision Dr. Luis Zayas, dean of the School of Social Work at the University of Texas at Austin, explains the reasons of these high rates. Source: Why do so many Latinas attempt suicide? – Univision
Image source: https://www.lucidatreatment.com/blog/mental-health/high-level-women-hispanic-suicide/ Depression, Suicide Rates for Young Hispanic Women Reaching Alarming Levels This entry was posted in Mental Health and tagged depression, hispanic, suicide on March 17, 2014 by lucida. Facebook Twitter Google+ The campaigns by medical professionals, public health officials and former sufferers to raise awareness about the true prevalence and seriousness of […]
SUNDAY, JULY 23, 2006 Judd: The New York Spanish language newspaper El Diario/La Prensa has just completed a remarkable series on the staggering attempted suicide rates among Latina teenagers. The series, written by Elaine Rivera, focuses on the often suffocating conditions facing Latina girls today and the findings of Dr. Luis Zayas from the Washington […]
Image source: https://www.childtrends.org July 14, 2006 By Elaine Rivera http://juantornoe.blogs.com/hispanictrending/2006/07/page/6/ In a non-descript building in the South Bronx, a group of teenagers sit around a table and rattle off when they gave birth: Sixteen, says Leslie; Sixteen, as well, says Andrea; Thirteen, says Destiny, now the mother of a four-year-old son. As teenage mothers, their […]
Julio 12, 2006 By Elaine Rivera http://juantornoe.blogs.com/hispanictrending/2006/07/page/7/ Five years ago when she was 10 years old, Bronx teenager Janine was molested. As she became more depressed over the incident, her thoughts kept turning to death. “I just didn’t want to be here anymore,” Janine recalled. “I thought it would be better if I was gone.” […]