Description:

Date and Time:

Tuesday, June 11, 2024
12:00 - 1:00pm via Zoom

Stephanie Torres, PhD
Assistant Professor, Department of Educational Psychology
Affiliate Faculty, Community and Applied Developmental Psychology (CADP), Department of Psychology
Affiliate Faculty, Center for Dissemination and Implementation Science, Department of Medicine

With Promotores from The Resurrection Project:

Consuelo Martinez
Celsa Arroyo
Ofelia Carmona
Maria Ochoa

Description: 
Latinxs, who make up 19% of the U.S. population and over half of the population growth during the last decade, are experiencing a mental health crisis. For Latinx immigrant families, stress caused by structural racism (discriminatory policies, practices, stereotypes, and norms that fuel inequities) can drive immigration fears, discrimination, and linguistic isolation, further deepening mental health disparities among this community. Current mental health interventions do not address the diverse sociocultural stressors caused by structural racism nor work with communities to develop relevant, sustainable interventions. This seminar will discuss the process of developing a multilevel, family-based intervention for Latinx immigrant families called FIESTA (Familias Inmigrantes Empoderandose contra Estres Tomando Acction) in collaboration with a team of community health workers (promotoras). Drawing on our nearly three-year partnership, we will highlight best practices for working with communities, the process of developing FIESTA, and future steps in our collaboration.