Sentences with phrase «latino youth substance use»

Latino youth substance use in states with emerging immigrant communities.

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The Associations Between Parents» References to Their Own Past Substance Use and Youth's Substance - Use Beliefs and Behaviors: A Comparison of Latino and European American Youth.

Given that Latino youth experience low rates of treatment for substance use, the development of culturally - sensitive interventions for these youth is needed.

Prevention efforts have identified a number of within - group contextual factors involved in the etiology of substance use among Latino youth including family socioeconomic status, nativity status, acculturation processes, acculturation stress, and structural barriers.

He also served as co-investigator with OSLC scientist Dr. Charles R. Martinez, Jr. (now director of the Center for Equity Promotion in the College of Education at the University of Oregon) on a variety of projects through the Oregon Social Learning Center Latino Research Team, including the Latino Youth and Family Empowerment Project I and II, which developed and tested a culturally specific parent training intervention for Latino families with youngsters at risk for substance use and related problems; the Adolescent Latino Acculturation Study, which was designed to learn more about how Latino families and their middle school youth who have immigrated to the U.S. adapt to life in this country; and PREVENIR, which developed and refined a culturally specific parent and teacher training program in four countries in Central AmeYouth and Family Empowerment Project I and II, which developed and tested a culturally specific parent training intervention for Latino families with youngsters at risk for substance use and related problems; the Adolescent Latino Acculturation Study, which was designed to learn more about how Latino families and their middle school youth who have immigrated to the U.S. adapt to life in this country; and PREVENIR, which developed and refined a culturally specific parent and teacher training program in four countries in Central Ameyouth who have immigrated to the U.S. adapt to life in this country; and PREVENIR, which developed and refined a culturally specific parent and teacher training program in four countries in Central America.

While epidemiological data support that Latino youth are at no greater risk for substance use than the general youth population, some data indicate that they might be at greater risk for the co-morbid effects and consequences of substance use (e.g., school failure, incarceration, poor health).