Stoneleigh Emerging Leader Eduardo Burgos Quezada, Nationalities, Service Center, and his Voces Juveniles Para La Salud Mental colleagues have published a report reviewing their work to support the well-being of Latine Im/migrant youth in South Philadelphia.
This report spotlights the ways in which community-based organizations—including JUNTOS, Puentes de Salud, and Mighty Writers (MW) El Futuro—have filled gaps in the public health and education ecosystem, prevented and mediated the impacts of mental health challenges among Latine im/migrant youth, and driven positive youth development. We center the experiences of Latine im/migrant families; offer recommendations for improving services and programming; and lay out a call-to-action for community organizations, funders, mental health providers, and researchers to listen to young people and incorporate their recommendations into practice.
Throughout this report, we use the word “Latine” because it is inclusive to non-binary people of Latin American heritage that originated in Spanish-speaking countries. It honors Spanish pronunciation more than terms like “Latinx”. We use the term “im/migrant” with a slash to capture the complexity and diversity of population movement, acknowledging factors such as settlement intentions, legal status, mobility, and political borders.
