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Urban Latinx parents’ attitudes towards mental health: Mental health literacy and service use

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Dixon De Silva, Louise E., Ponting, Carolyn, Ramos, Giovanni, Cornejo Guevara, Maria V., Chavira, Denise A.·2020·Children and Youth Services Review
DOI 10.1016/j.childyouth.2019.104719PMC PMC10575228
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Latinx youth report elevated internalizing symptomatology as compared to their non-Latinx White counterparts and are less likely to access mental health care for these problems. This qualitative study examined the knowledge, beliefs and perceptions that Latinx parents (86% foreign-born; 66.7% monolingual Spanish speakers) living in urban communities have about mental health and service use for anxiety and depression in children. We used thematic analysis to analyze interview data from 15 Latinx parents who expressed concerns about their child's (age 6-13) worry or sadness. Analyses revealed that Latinx parents often have difficulty identifying mental health problems, report stigma about mental health problems and help-seeking and want more information about how they can help their children. Although Latinx parents report significant mental health and treatment-seeking stigma, the majority were open to seeking mental health services for their children or were already receiving services. Findings suggest that stigma although prevalent, may not deter service utilization for some Latinx families. Implications for community health and future research are discussed.

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  • These disparities in access may reflect structural barriers to utilizing youth MHS that disproportionally impact people of color like Latinxs.

    “These disparities in access may reflect structural barriers to utilizing youth MHS that disproportionally impact people of color like Latinxs [10].”

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    The Abstract reports that Latinx youth access mental health care less often than non-Latinx White youth. The Discussion identifies structural barriers, including wait times, in communities like those studied. Neither passage establishes that structural barriers disproportionately affect Latinx youth or explain the access disparity. (LLM, conf=0.85)

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  1. Vogel DL, Wade NG, & Hackler AH (2007). Perceived public stigma and the willingness to seek counseling: The mediating roles of self-stigma and attitudes toward counseling. Journal of Counseling Psychology, 54(1), 40– 50.

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Authors
Dixon De Silva, L. E., Ponting, C., Ramos, G., Cornejo Guevara, M. V., & Chavira, D. A.
Affiliations
University of California, Los Angeles (US)
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Venue
Children and Youth Services Review
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2020-02
Volume
109
Pages
104719
ISSN
0190-7409 (ISSN-L)
DOI
10.1016/j.childyouth.2019.104719
PMC
PMC10575228
OpenAlex
W2997427187
Cited by
53
References
58
Citations by year
2026: 9 · 2025: 11 · 2024: 8 · 2023: 9 · 2022: 8 · 2021: 7 · 2020: 1
FWCI
4.99
Type
journal article
Language
en
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  • Children and Youth Services Review (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
  • eScholarship (California Digital Library) (submittedVersion)
  • RePEc: Research Papers in Economics (submittedVersion)
Funders
University of California Los Angeles Academic Senate
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Mental Health Treatment and Access
  • Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Racial and Ethnic Identity Research
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
Keywords
Latinx parents, mental health literacy, mental health service utilization, mental health stigma, help-seeking, childhood anxiety, childhood depression, internalizing problems, foreign-born parents, Spanish-speaking families, parental attitudes

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