Development and Testing of Healthcare-team Focused Implementation Strategies to Improve Latinx Teens’ Engagement in Depression Treatment
Funded by the National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (K23 MD017279-01), the purpose of this study is to identify, refine, and test a patient- and family-focused implementation strategy to target barriers to psychotherapy attendance among Latinx youth (04/01/2022-03/31/2027).
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Identification of Family-Focused Implementation Strategies to Promote Depression Treatment Use among Latino Adolescents
Funded by the Rita and Alex Hillman Foundation, the purpose of this study is to develop and pilot test healthcare team-focused implementation strategies to increase depression treatment use among adolescent patients at a Federally Qualified Health Center serving a predominately Spanish-speaking population (01/01/2023-06/31/2024).
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Check out what we have learned from our research.
We discuss things that helped and prevented Latina teens from getting depression treatment when they needed it.
We outline the cultural stressors that have been linked to depressive symptoms in Latino teens of all genders.
