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Latino’s Risk for Negative Behavioral Health Outcomes Latinos are at a disproportionate risk for negative behavioral health outcomes such as substance use and alcoholism 1 , sexually transmitted illnesses such as HIV 2 , and mental health concerns 3 . Other key behavioral health issues facing Hispanic and Latino youth are: By the 12th grade, Latino students report the highest rates of 30-day use of marijuana, inhalants, ecstasy, cocaine, crack, salvia, Vicodin, methamphetamine, crystal methamphetamine, over-the-counter cough medicines, and tobacco using a hookah 4 . Over one-quarter of Latino adolescents also report using alcohol in the last 30 days 5 —with Latino students reporting the highest rates of binge and heavy drinking. Latino youth are the least likely to report condom use since the inception of the Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance Survey 6 . In 2012, Latina adolescents had higher rates of teenage pregnancy than any other racial and ethnic minority, with 43.6 births per 1,000 females, ages 15-19 years old 7 . Other Risk Factors Faced by Latino Adolescents There are other risk factors faced by Latino adolescents, these factors include family characteristics and the acculturation process, such as: family economic stress; acculturation gap; cultural conflict; immigration stress; discrimination stress; family immigration stress; community/gang violence stress; and family drug related stress. Despite these facts, interventions that target both HIV and substance use prevention in adolescents are scarce 8 or are not designed for Hispanic youth. FA consists of twelve English or Spanish language, 90-minute modules for at-risk youth (age 10-14) and their parents. Trained promotoras or other para- professionals can become certified facilitators of the FA program. Familia Adelante has also been effective in reducing family stress, reducing youth behavior problems, enhancing academic achievement and psychosocial coping, and decreasing substance use patterns in Hispanic youth through multiple studies 8 . Familia Adelante A behavioral health intervention that focuses on empirically-based and culturally- based risk factors within the Latino community, Familia Adelante (FA) has proven to be effective as substance use prevention and stress reduction program. This intervention is a psycho-educational prevention practice that was developed to expand the availability of culturally tailored behavioral health promotion and early intervention programming for Hispanic youth and families. Want to learn more? Register for our next webinar https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/ register/7347478025510146561 When: September 30, 2015 12:00 PM EST September, 2015 Year 3, Volume 5 Contact us: Naonal Hispanic and Lano ATTC PO Box 60327 Bayamón, PR 00960 (787) 785-5220 [email protected] acnetwork.org/hispaniclano Familia Adelante: An Effective Substance Use Prevention and Stress Reduction Program for Latino Adolescents Developer and author: Richard Cervantes, PhD Research Director and Principal Investigator, Behavioral Assessment, Inc., Los Angeles, CA References 1 Naonal Survey on Drug Use and Health. Results from the 2007 Naonal Survey on Drug Use and Health: Naonal findings. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services; Rockville, MD: 2007. 2 Steele, C. B., Meléndez-Morales, L., Campoluci, R., DeLuca, N. & Dean, H. D. (2007). Health Disparies in HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepas, Sexually Transmied Diseases, and Tuberculosis: Issues, Burden, and Response, A Retrospecve Review, 2000–2004. Atlanta, GA: Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevenon. 3 Prado, G., Schwartz, S., Paatucci-Aragón, A., Clas, M., (2006). Pann, H., Fernández, M. I., et al. The prevenon of HIV transmission in Hispanic adolescents. Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 84:S43–S53. 4 Johnston, L. D., O’Malley, P. M., Bachman, J. G., & Schulenberg, J. E. (2013). Monitoring the Future naonal survey results on drug use, 1975–2012: Volume I, Secondary school students. Ann Arbor: Instute for Social Research, The University of Michigan. 5 Pemberton, M. R., Colliver, J. D., Robbins, T. M., & Gfroerer, J. C. (2008). Underage alcohol use: Findings from the 2002-2006 Naonal Surveys on Drug Use and Health (DHHS Publicaon No. SMA 08-4333, Analyc Series A-30). Rockville, MD: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administraon, Office of Applied Studies, p. 3. 6 Center for Disease Control. Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance — United States, 2013. Surveillance Summaries. Vol. 63 No. 4 June 13, 2014. 7 Hamilton, B. E., Marn, J. A., & Ventura, S. J. Births: Preliminary data for 2011. Naonal vital stascs reports; Vol 61 No 5. Hyasville, MD: Naonal Center for Health Stascs. 2012. 8 Cervantes, R. C. & Goldbach, J. T. (2012). Adapng Evidence-Based Prevenon Approaches for Lano Adolescents: The Familia Adelante Program – Revised. Psychosocial Intervenon, 21(3):281-290.

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Page 1: Familia Adelante: An Effective Substance Use …attcnetwork.org/.../productDocs/19/Factsheet_Familia_Adelante.pdf · Familia Adelante has also been effective in reducing family stress,

Latino’s Risk for Negative Behavioral Health Outcomes

Latinos are at a disproportionate risk for negative behavioral health outcomes such as substance use and alcoholism1, sexually transmitted illnesses such as HIV2, and mental health concerns3. Other key behavioral health issues facing Hispanic and Latino youth are:

By the 12th grade, Latino students report the highest rates of 30-day use of marijuana, inhalants, ecstasy, cocaine, crack, salvia, Vicodin, methamphetamine, crystal methamphetamine, over-the-counter cough medicines, and tobacco using a hookah4.

Over one-quarter of Latino adolescents also report using alcohol in the last 30 days5—with Latino students reporting the highest rates of binge and heavy drinking.

Latino youth are the least likely to report condom use since the inception of the Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance Survey 6. In 2012, Latina adolescents had higher rates of teenage pregnancy than any other racial and ethnic minority, with 43.6 births per 1,000 females, ages 15-19 years old7.

Other Risk Factors Faced by Latino Adolescents

There are other risk factors faced by Latino adolescents, these factors include family characteristics and the acculturation process, such as: family economic stress; acculturation gap; cultural conflict; immigration stress; discrimination stress; family immigration stress; community/gang violence stress; and family drug related stress.

Despite these facts, interventions that target both HIV and substance use prevention in adolescents are scarce8 or are not designed for Hispanic youth.

FA consists of twelve English or Spanish language, 90-minute modules for at-risk youth (age 10-14) and their parents. Trained promotoras or other para-professionals can become certified facilitators of the FA program.

Familia Adelante has also been

effective in reducing family stress, reducing youth behavior problems, enhancing academic achievement and psychosocial coping, and decreasing substance use patterns in Hispanic youth through multiple studies8.

Familia Adelante

A behavioral health intervention that focuses on empirically-based and culturally-based risk factors within the Latino community, Familia Adelante (FA) has proven to be effective as substance use prevention and stress reduction program. This intervention is a psycho-educational prevention practice that was developed to expand the availability of culturally tailored behavioral health promotion and early intervention programming for Hispanic youth and families.

Want to learn more?

Register for our next webinar https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/

register/7347478025510146561 When: September 30, 2015

12:00 PM EST

September, 2015 Year 3, Volume 5

Contact us:

National Hispanic and Latino ATTC PO Box 60327 Bayamón, PR 00960

(787) 785-5220

[email protected] attcnetwork.org/hispaniclatino

Familia Adelante: An Effective Substance Use Prevention and Stress Reduction Program for Latino Adolescents

Developer and author: Richard Cervantes, PhD Research Director and Principal Investigator,

Behavioral Assessment, Inc., Los Angeles, CA

References 1National Survey on Drug Use and Health. Results from the 2007 National Survey on Drug Use and Health: National findings. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services; Rockville, MD: 2007. 2 Steele, C. B., Meléndez-Morales, L., Campoluci, R., DeLuca, N. & Dean, H. D. (2007). Health Disparities in HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, Sexually Transmitted Diseases, and Tuberculosis: Issues, Burden, and Response, A Retrospective Review, 2000–2004. Atlanta, GA: Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. 3Prado, G., Schwartz, S., Pattatucci-Aragón, A., Clatts, M., (2006). Pantin, H., Fernández, M. I., et al. The prevention of HIV transmission in Hispanic adolescents. Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 84:S43–S53. 4Johnston, L. D., O’Malley, P. M., Bachman, J. G., & Schulenberg, J. E. (2013). Monitoring the Future national survey results on drug use, 1975–2012: Volume I, Secondary school students. Ann Arbor: Institute for Social Research, The University of Michigan. 5Pemberton, M. R., Colliver, J. D., Robbins, T. M., & Gfroerer, J. C. (2008). Underage alcohol use: Findings from the 2002-2006 National Surveys on Drug Use and Health (DHHS Publication No. SMA 08-4333, Analytic Series A-30). Rockville, MD: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, Office of Applied Studies, p. 3. 6Center for Disease Control. Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance — United States, 2013. Surveillance Summaries. Vol. 63 No. 4 June 13, 2014. 7Hamilton, B. E., Martin, J. A., & Ventura, S. J. Births: Preliminary data for 2011. National vital statistics reports; Vol 61 No 5. Hyattsville, MD: National Center for Health Statistics. 2012. 8Cervantes, R. C. & Goldbach, J. T. (2012). Adapting Evidence-Based Prevention Approaches for Latino Adolescents: The Familia Adelante Program – Revised. Psychosocial Intervention, 21(3):281-290.

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FA consiste de doce módulos de 90 minutos, en inglés o en español, para jóvenes (entre las edades de 10-14 años) a riesgo, y para sus familias. Las promotoras que ya están entrenadas y otros paraprofesionales pueden convertirse en facilitadores certificados del programa de FA.

A través de múltiples investigaciones, FA también ha probado ser efectiva al reducir el estrés familiar y las dificultades en el comportamiento de los jóvenes; al mejorar los logros académicos y la adaptación psicológica; y al disminuir los patrones de uso de sustancias8.

¿Quiere aprender más?

Matricúlese en nuestro seminario en línea https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/

register/7347478025510146561 Cuándo: 30 de septiembre de 2015

12:00PM EST

septiembre, 2015 Año 3, Volumen 5

Comuníquese:

National Hispanic and Latino ATTC PO Box 60327 Bayamón, PR 00960

(787) 785-5220

[email protected] attcnetwork.org/hispaniclatino

Familia Adelante: Un Programa Efectivo para la Prevención del Uso de Sustancias y el Estrés en Adolescentes Latinos

Desarrollador y autor: Richard Cervantes, PhD Director de Investigación e Investigador Principal Behavioral Assessment, Inc., Los Angeles, CA

Riesgos de los Latinos para Tener Resultados Negativos en el Área de la Salud Conductual

Los latinos tienen un riesgo desproporcionado de presentar resultados de salud conductual negativos como el uso de sustancias y el alcoholismo1, infecciones de trasmisión sexual como VIH2, y asuntos de salud mental3. Otros asuntos significativos que enfrentan los jóvenes hispanos y latinos incluyen:

Para el momento en que llegan al duodécimo grado los estudiantes latinos informan las tasas más altas de uso de marihuana, inhalantes, éxtasis, cocaína, crack, salvia, Vicodin, metanfetamina, metanfetamina cristal, medicamentos para la tos que se venden sin prescripción médica, y tabaco –utilizando un narguile (hookah), en un periodo de 30 días4.

Más de una cuarta parte de los adolescentes latinos también informó el uso del alcohol en un periodo de 30 días5 – con los adolescentes latinos informando las tasas más altas de atracones y consumo excesivo.

Desde el comienzo de la Encuesta Sobre el Comportamiento de Riesgo entre los Jóvenes (Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance Survey)6 los jóvenes latinos informan menos uso del condón. En el año 2012 las adolescentes latinas tuvieron tasas más altas de embarazos que cualquier otra minoría étnica o racial, con 43.6 nacimientos por cada 1,000 mujeres, entre las edades de 15 a 19 años.7

Otros Factores de Riesgo que Enfrentan los Adolescentes Latinos

Existen otros factores de riesgo que enfrentan los adolescentes latinos, estos factores incluyen características familiares y el proceso de aculturación, como: economía familiar; brecha de aculturación; conflicto cultural; estrés por inmigración; estrés por discrimen; estrés por inmigración de la familia; estrés por la comunidad o por violencia relacionada a pandillas; y estrés por asuntos relacionados a las sustancias en la familia.

A pesar de estos datos, las intervenciones que atienden tanto la prevención del VIH como el uso de sustancias en la población adolescente son escasas8 o no son diseñadas para los jóvenes hispanos.

Familia Adelante

Una intervención de salud conductual que se enfoca en los factores de riesgo basados en la investigación y en la cultura dentro de la comunidad latina, Familia Adelante (FA), ha probado ser efectiva para la prevención de uso de sustancias y para la reducción de estrés. Esta es una intervención psicoeducativa que fue desarrollada para expandir la disponibilidad de la promoción de la salud conductual y la programación de intervención temprana para los adolescentes hispanos y sus familias.

References 1National Survey on Drug Use and Health. Results from the 2007 National Survey on Drug Use and Health: National findings. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services; Rockville, MD: 2007. 2 Steele, C. B., Meléndez-Morales, L., Campoluci, R., DeLuca, N. & Dean, H. D. (2007). Health Disparities in HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, Sexually Transmitted Diseases, and Tuberculosis: Issues, Burden, and Response, A Retrospective Review, 2000–2004. Atlanta, GA: Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. 3Prado, G., Schwartz, S., Pattatucci-Aragón, A., Clatts, M., (2006). Pantin, H., Fernández, M. I., et al. The prevention of HIV transmission in Hispanic adolescents. Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 84:S43–S53. 4Johnston, L. D., O’Malley, P. M., Bachman, J. G., & Schulenberg, J. E. (2013). Monitoring the Future national survey results on drug use, 1975–2012: Volume I, Secondary school students. Ann Arbor: Institute for Social Research, The University of Michigan. 5Pemberton, M. R., Colliver, J. D., Robbins, T. M., & Gfroerer, J. C. (2008). Underage alcohol use: Findings from the 2002-2006 National Surveys on Drug Use and Health (DHHS Publication No. SMA 08-4333, Analytic Series A-30). Rockville, MD: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, Office of Applied Studies, p. 3. 6Center for Disease Control. Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance — United States, 2013. Surveillance Summaries. Vol. 63 No. 4 June 13, 2014. 7Hamilton, B. E., Martin, J. A., & Ventura, S. J. Births: Preliminary data for 2011. National vital statistics reports; Vol 61 No 5. Hyattsville, MD: National Center for Health Statistics. 2012. 8Cervantes, R. C. & Goldbach, J. T. (2012). Adapting Evidence-Based Prevention Approaches for Latino Adolescents: The Familia Adelante Program – Revised. Psychosocial Intervention, 21(3):281-290.