PO249: Acculturation, Mental Health, and Ethnic Enclaves in Latinx Adolescents

  • PMD: 4,8
  • Cost: Included in Registration
  • Skill Level: Introduction
  • Poster Session 1: Promoting Diversity and Multicultural Competence in School Psychology

Learner Objectives

This session will help participants…

  1. understand why Latinx youth living in the United States experience higher rates of anxiety and depressive symptoms compared to their White peers;
  2. understand the acculturation process for Latinx youth; and
  3. better understand how to serve a marginalized population.

Description

Latinx youth living in the U.S. experience higher rates of anxiety and depressive symptoms (CDC, 2018). Learn the role acculturation to the United States plays.

Presenter(s)

Spencer T. Westcott, University of Texas at Austin

Contributor(s)

Ana Sofia Ocegueda, Erin M. Rodriguez

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