The goal of the Latino Youth Gang Prevention in School Systems curriculum is to help educators and school mental health clinicians working with Latino youth understand the risk factors and interventions strategies specific to Latino youth. Participants will learn about the unique historical context that puts Latino youth at risk for joining and staying in the gang as well as the social determinates of health associated with gang involvement. Evidence based prevention and intervention strategies as well as best practices in cultural adaptation of existing protocols will be reviewed. In addition, cultural considerations for the clinician-youth and educator-youth relationship building and interactions will be discussed. Finally, two case presentations will illustrate what risk factors, prevention, and intervention look like in real life.
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Module 1 |
Latino Youth Gang Involvement: The unique context and implications for Latino youth mental health. |
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Module 2 |
Joining, Staying, and Leaving: Social determinants of health and risk factors related to Latino youth gang involvement. |
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Module 3 |
Best Practices for Culturally Inclusive, Evidenced-Based Youth Gang Prevention Programs |
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Module 4 |
Cultural Considerations when working with Latino youth and families |
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Module 5 |
Putting it All Together: Two Illustrative Case Examples |