@article{ref1,
title="Critical consciousness for connectivity: decoding social isolation experienced by Latinx and LGBTQ+ youth using a multi-stakeholder approach to health equity",
journal="International journal of environmental research and public health",
year="2022",
author="Vargas, Nancy and Clark, Jesse L. and Estrada, Ivan A. and De La Torre, Cynthia and Yosha, Nili and Magaña Alvarez, Mario and Parker, Richard G. and Garcia, Jonathan",
volume="19",
number="17",
pages="e11080-e11080",
abstract="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.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1661-7827",
doi="10.3390/ijerph191711080",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph191711080"
}