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Critical Consciousness for Connectivity: Decoding Social Isolation Experienced by Latinx and LGBTQ+ Youth Using a Multi-Stakeholder Approach to Health Equity
Systemic oppression creates a context in which Latinx LGBTQ+ youth experience social isolation. Social isolation has been associated with mental and physical health disparities, including disproportionate levels of depression, substance use, self-harm, and attempted suicide. These disparities are of...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9518045/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36078799 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph191711080 |
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author | Vargas, Nancy Clark, Jesse L. Estrada, Ivan A. De La Torre, Cynthia Yosha, Nili Magaña Alvarez, Mario Parker, Richard G. Garcia, Jonathan |
author_facet | Vargas, Nancy Clark, Jesse L. Estrada, Ivan A. De La Torre, Cynthia Yosha, Nili Magaña Alvarez, Mario Parker, Richard G. Garcia, Jonathan |
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description | Systemic oppression creates a context in which Latinx LGBTQ+ youth experience social isolation. Social isolation has been associated with mental and physical health disparities, including disproportionate levels of depression, substance use, self-harm, and attempted suicide. These disparities are often magnified in rural and suburban areas with fewer identity-affirming spaces. This community-engaged study reports on the formative process of developing a Latinx LGBTQ+ telenovela (soap opera) allyship intervention based on critical consciousness theory. We conducted eight focus groups with community advisory boards, which included Latinx LGBTQ+ youth (n = 12), health and social service providers serving LGBTQ+ youth (n = 10), 4-H Latinx alumni youth (n = 12), and 4-H Latinx parents (n = 8). We interviewed nine Latinx LGBTQ+ youth enrolled in a film-making workshop. As a result of our multi-stakeholder approach, we: (1) described how stakeholders reflected on and decoded intersectional isolation on the individual, community, and structural levels; and (2) identified ways that stakeholders suggested taking action by improving access to resources to address social isolation, provide culturally competent healthcare, and co-create an enabling social environment. Our study indicated the importance of tapping into core values and intersectional identities to build solidarity among and within marginalized groups to dismantle oppressive systems. |
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spelling | pubmed-95180452022-09-29 Critical Consciousness for Connectivity: Decoding Social Isolation Experienced by Latinx and LGBTQ+ Youth Using a Multi-Stakeholder Approach to Health Equity Vargas, Nancy Clark, Jesse L. Estrada, Ivan A. De La Torre, Cynthia Yosha, Nili Magaña Alvarez, Mario Parker, Richard G. Garcia, Jonathan Int J Environ Res Public Health Article Systemic oppression creates a context in which Latinx LGBTQ+ youth experience social isolation. Social isolation has been associated with mental and physical health disparities, including disproportionate levels of depression, substance use, self-harm, and attempted suicide. These disparities are often magnified in rural and suburban areas with fewer identity-affirming spaces. This community-engaged study reports on the formative process of developing a Latinx LGBTQ+ telenovela (soap opera) allyship intervention based on critical consciousness theory. We conducted eight focus groups with community advisory boards, which included Latinx LGBTQ+ youth (n = 12), health and social service providers serving LGBTQ+ youth (n = 10), 4-H Latinx alumni youth (n = 12), and 4-H Latinx parents (n = 8). We interviewed nine Latinx LGBTQ+ youth enrolled in a film-making workshop. As a result of our multi-stakeholder approach, we: (1) described how stakeholders reflected on and decoded intersectional isolation on the individual, community, and structural levels; and (2) identified ways that stakeholders suggested taking action by improving access to resources to address social isolation, provide culturally competent healthcare, and co-create an enabling social environment. Our study indicated the importance of tapping into core values and intersectional identities to build solidarity among and within marginalized groups to dismantle oppressive systems. MDPI 2022-09-04 /pmc/articles/PMC9518045/ /pubmed/36078799 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph191711080 Text en © 2022 by the authors. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). |
spellingShingle | Article Vargas, Nancy Clark, Jesse L. Estrada, Ivan A. De La Torre, Cynthia Yosha, Nili Magaña Alvarez, Mario Parker, Richard G. Garcia, Jonathan Critical Consciousness for Connectivity: Decoding Social Isolation Experienced by Latinx and LGBTQ+ Youth Using a Multi-Stakeholder Approach to Health Equity |
title | Critical Consciousness for Connectivity: Decoding Social Isolation Experienced by Latinx and LGBTQ+ Youth Using a Multi-Stakeholder Approach to Health Equity |
title_full | Critical Consciousness for Connectivity: Decoding Social Isolation Experienced by Latinx and LGBTQ+ Youth Using a Multi-Stakeholder Approach to Health Equity |
title_fullStr | Critical Consciousness for Connectivity: Decoding Social Isolation Experienced by Latinx and LGBTQ+ Youth Using a Multi-Stakeholder Approach to Health Equity |
title_full_unstemmed | Critical Consciousness for Connectivity: Decoding Social Isolation Experienced by Latinx and LGBTQ+ Youth Using a Multi-Stakeholder Approach to Health Equity |
title_short | Critical Consciousness for Connectivity: Decoding Social Isolation Experienced by Latinx and LGBTQ+ Youth Using a Multi-Stakeholder Approach to Health Equity |
title_sort | critical consciousness for connectivity: decoding social isolation experienced by latinx and lgbtq+ youth using a multi-stakeholder approach to health equity |
topic | Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9518045/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36078799 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph191711080 |
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