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ArticleFrontiers in public health2022

Mental health disparities in Latinx immigrant communities residing in the United States during COVID-19: Implications for policy and practice.

María Pineros-Leano, Nancy Jacquelyn Pérez-Flores, Katherine Damian, Kelli Rodrigues, Gabi Ortiz, Shannon D Simonovich

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Article in Frontiers in public health, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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María Pineros-LeanoMACONDO Research Team, School of Social Work, Boston College, Chestnut Hill, MA, United States.
Nancy Jacquelyn Pérez-FloresMACONDO Research Team, School of Social Work, Boston College, Chestnut Hill, MA, United States.
Katherine DamianMACONDO Research Team, School of Social Work, Boston College, Chestnut Hill, MA, United States.
Kelli RodriguesMACONDO Research Team, School of Social Work, Boston College, Chestnut Hill, MA, United States.
Gabi OrtizMACONDO Research Team, School of Social Work, Boston College, Chestnut Hill, MA, United States.
Shannon D SimonovichMACONDO Research Team, School of Social Work, Boston College, Chestnut Hill, MA, United States.

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Objectives: Studies have demonstrated that Latinx populations face significant health disparities in access to mental health care. The objective of this study was to describe the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the mental health needs of Latinx families, from the perspectives of direct service providers working with Latinx communities. Methods: Twenty-one semi-structured interviews were conducted virtually with direct service providers to the Latinx community from August to October 2020. Interviews were transcribed verbatim and analyzed using thematic analysis. Results: Two-thirds of providers were female, with a median age of 33 years, and provided direct services to Latinx clients and had extensive experience working with immigrant families, particularly in Massachusetts. Key themes identified describing the impact of COVID-19 on the mental health needs of Latinx families included: (1) exacerbation of mental health symptoms, (2) financial stressors, (3) preoccupation regarding transnational lives, (4) secondary needs becoming more salient, and (5) immigration status as a main driver of inequality. Conclusions: Our findings highlight the importance of focusing on the mental health needs of Latinx immigrants and ensuring their access to mental health services. Telehealth seems to be a potential tool that promotes mental health access among Latinx clients. Future research needs to continue investigating the role of telehealth in decreasing mental health access disparities.

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COVID-19Emigrants and ImmigrantsAdultFemaleHumansMaleMental HealthPandemicsPolicyUnited StatesCOVID-19 pandemicLatinx immigrant familiesmental healthprovidersqualitative research and analysis

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PMCPMC9558270

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