Mental Health Service Completion Among Justice-Involved Latino Youth: Findings From a Community-Based Participatory Research Project
Author: Sarah Cusworth Walker, PhD.; Eric Trupin.; Jacquelyn van Wormer.; José D. Saavedra.
Source: Volume 10, Number 03, Summer 2010 , pp.67-72(6)
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Abstract:
National estimates indicate that Latinos in emotional distress are less likely to receive mental health services than non-Latino whites. This study used a community-based participatory research (CBPR) approach to determine the mental health service use of justice-involved adolescents in the context of a larger needs assessment focused on juvenile justice reform. The needs assessment found that Latino youth were less likely to complete recommended mental health services. This paper discusses the CBPR approach and the ways in which findings from the needs assessment were used by the local community to advance reforms.Keywords: Latino youth; justice-involved youth; community-based participatory research; youth mental health; depression; mental health service use
Affiliations:
1: University of Washington School of Medicine; 2: University of Washington School of Medicine; 3: Benton-Franklin Counties Juvenile Court; 4: National Council of LaRaza.