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Engaging Latin@ Communities in Child Abuse Prevention and Intervention

Engaging Latin@ Communities in Child Abuse Prevention and Intervention. Natalia Naranjo, BA Johanna Rodriguez, MSW LSW. Latin@s in the United States. The Latino population reached 59.9 million in 2018 Counties with the largest Hispanic population include LA County (California)

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Engaging Latin@ Communities in Child Abuse Prevention and Intervention

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  1. Engaging Latin@ Communities in Child Abuse Prevention and Intervention Natalia Naranjo, BA Johanna Rodriguez, MSW LSW

  2. Latin@s in the United States • The Latino population reached 59.9 million in 2018 • Counties with the largest Hispanic population include • LA County (California) • Harris County (Texas) • Miami-Dade County (Florida) • Maricopa County (Arizona) • Cook County (Illinois) • Other states such as South Dakota, Montana, New Hampshire, and DC have experienced rapid growth between 2008-2018

  3. Common Latino Experiences • Categorizing without knowledge of difference among countries  • Differing needs based on legal status • Different priority of similar needs • Trans-national families

  4. Why Language is Important • Access to services • Victim-blaming • Pressure to consent to services or communications with agencies • Common wording may not be applicable to clients  • Using acronyms or shorthand  • Cultural differences

  5. Barriers to reporting • Fear to meet with police to make report  • Unfamiliar with the differences between ICE, DHS & DHS • Access to SANE • Unfamiliar with reporting process • Unfamiliar with what abuse looks like • Parents are triggered themselves • Cultural implications when perpetrator is family

  6. Barriers to accessing services • Language • Transportation • Childcare • ICE home visit • Changing work schedules • Cultural differences in care

  7. Services to offer besides trauma processing therapy • Know your rights • Legal support/education • Psychoeducation • Support groups • Reunification support  • Community building activities • Referrals to other agencies • Case management

  8. References • “US Hispanic Population Reached New High in 2018, But Growth Has Slowed.” Pew Research Center, Washington, D.C. (2019) https://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2019/07/08/u-s-hispanic-population-reached-new-high-in-2018-but-growth-has-slowed/. • Caplan, S. (2007). Latinos, Acculturation, and Acculturative Stress: A Dimensional Concept Analysis. Policy, Politics, & Nursing Practice, 8(2), 93–106. https://doi.org/10.1177/1527154407301751 • Sedlak, A.J., Mettenburg, J., Basena, M., Petta, I., McPherson, K., Greene, A., and Li, S. (2010). Fourth National Incidence Study of Child Abuse and Neglect (NIS–4): Report to Congress, Executive Summary. Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families • Smokowski, P.R., & Bacallao, M.L. (2007). Acculturation, internalizing mental health symptoms, and self esteem: Cultural differences of Latino Adolescents in North Carolina. Child Psychiatry and Human Development, 37(3), 273–292.  DOI 10.1007/s10578-006-0035-4 • Suro & Passel, “The Rise of the Second Generation: Changing Patterns in Hispanic Population Growth,” 2003. • Watson, Julie. 2006. Women Risk Rape, Death in U.S. Journey. NewYork, NY: Associated Press.

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