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US Latino Youth

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The Latino population accounted for over 50% of the US population growth between 2000 and 2005 (Pew Hispanic Center 2006) and is expected to continue to increase, from 14.5% currently to more than 25% of the total US population by 2050 (U.S. Census Bureau 2003). A deeper examination of these numbers reveals that a quarter of this Latino population is young, with 11.3 million children and adolescents. These Latino youth are exposed to a number of challenging conditions that place them at increased risk for social, educational, and psychological difficulties. Rates of anxiety, depression, juvenile arrest, substance use, school dropout, and teenage pregnancy are higher for Latino youth when compared to the general population (Gonzales et al. 2002; Jones and Krisberg 1994; National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) 1998; Roberts and Chen 1995; Woodward and Fergusson 2001). Given these demographic trends, greater understanding of risk and protective processes that contribute to these disparities is needed to inform effective intervention strategies for Latino children and adolescents.

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  1. Department of Psychology, Arizona State University, 871104, 85287-1104, Tempe, AZ, USA

    Nancy A. Gonzales

  2. Department of Pediatrics, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University, Montefiore Medical Center, 3444 Kossuth Avenue, 10467, Bronx, NY, USA

    Miguelina Germán

  3. Department of Psychiatry, McLean Hospital, 115 Mill St., 02478, Belmont, MA, USA

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Gonzales, N.A., Germán, M., Fabrett, F.C. (2012). US Latino Youth. In: Chang, E., Downey, C. (eds) Handbook of Race and Development in Mental Health. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-0424-8_15

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