2024
71.1 Antiracist Clinical Practices to Promote the Mental Health of Unaccompanied Immigrant Minors
Galvan T, Venta A, Silva M, Moreno O, Mercado A, Garcini L. 71.1 Antiracist Clinical Practices to Promote the Mental Health of Unaccompanied Immigrant Minors. Journal Of The American Academy Of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry 2024, 63: s99. DOI: 10.1016/j.jaac.2024.07.412.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchTrauma in the American Asylum Process: Experiences of Immigrant Families Under the Migrant Protection Protocols
Mercado A, Venta A, Morales F, Palomin A, Garcini L, Silva M, Rodríguez M. Trauma in the American Asylum Process: Experiences of Immigrant Families Under the Migrant Protection Protocols. Psychological Trauma Theory Research Practice And Policy 2024, 16: s379-s388. PMID: 36222662, PMCID: PMC10083184, DOI: 10.1037/tra0001368.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2023
A Decolonial and Liberation Lens to Social Justice Research: Upholding Promises for Diverse, Inclusive, and Equitable Psychological Science
Garcini L, Barrita A, Cadenas G, Rodríguez M, Galvan T, Mercado A, Moreno O, Paris M, Perez O, Silva M, Venta A. A Decolonial and Liberation Lens to Social Justice Research: Upholding Promises for Diverse, Inclusive, and Equitable Psychological Science. American Psychologist 2023 PMID: 38127489, PMCID: PMC11190034, DOI: 10.1037/amp0001255.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchResearch practicesPsychological scienceInterrelated tensionsName of researchSocial justice researchPluralistic realitySocial justiceScientific endeavorSystems of oppressionKnowledge productionConflicting issuesPsychological researchLived experienceScienceCommunity psychologyJustice researchPracticeTensionLatinx communitiesColor communityCommunityArticleJusticeLensWayEnrollment of Spanish-speaking Latinx adults in clinical trials: Five lessons learned from a randomized study in substance use treatment
Jaramillo Y, DeVito E, Silva M, Rojas Perez O, Benitez B, Frankforter T, Leon K, Paris M. Enrollment of Spanish-speaking Latinx adults in clinical trials: Five lessons learned from a randomized study in substance use treatment. Drug And Alcohol Dependence 2023, 253: 111016. PMID: 37952354, PMCID: PMC10842233, DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2023.111016.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRandomized clinical trialsClinical trialsLatinx individualsClinical trial participantsSubstance use treatmentRandomized studySubstance use concernsTrial participantsClinical researchUse treatmentSubstance useTrialsLatinx adultsTreatmentLatinx participantsUse concernsParticipantsRecruitment sitesUnited StatesLiderando Juntos y Revueltos: A Collectivistic Leadership Approach to Address Latinx Immigrant Health and Psychological Needs
Moreno O, Garcini L, Rodriguez M, Mercado A, Venta A, Galvan T, Silva M, Perez O, Cadenas G, Paris M. Liderando Juntos y Revueltos: A Collectivistic Leadership Approach to Address Latinx Immigrant Health and Psychological Needs. Psychological Services 2023, 21: 758-765. PMID: 37796603, DOI: 10.1037/ser0000801.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchComplex social issuesPublic sectorImmigrant healthLeadership approachAnti-immigrant rhetoricPublic health crisisHealth crisisImmigrants' needsSocial justiceImmigrant communitiesMarginalized communitiesPublic actionSystemic inequalitiesLatinx communitiesCommunity organizationsSocial issuesHealth equityCollectivistic approachCommunityPolicyHealth AllianceCrisisHealth researchLeadershipEquityAnti-Immigration Policy and Mental Health: Risk of Distress and Trauma Among Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals Recipients in the United States
Garcini LM, Rodríguez M, Mercado A, Silva M, Cadenas G, Galvan T, Paris M. Anti-Immigration Policy and Mental Health: Risk of Distress and Trauma Among Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals Recipients in the United States. Psychological Trauma Theory Research Practice And Policy 2023, 15: 1067-1075. PMID: 35482682, PMCID: PMC9867934, DOI: 10.1037/tra0001228.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAn Exploratory Study of Healing Circles as a Strategy to Facilitate Resilience in an Undocumented Community
Morales F, Vera J, Silva M, Cadenas G, Mendoza J, Garcini L, Paris M, Venta A, Rodríguez M, Mercado A. An Exploratory Study of Healing Circles as a Strategy to Facilitate Resilience in an Undocumented Community. Journal Of Latinx Psychology 2023, 11: 119-133. PMID: 37841450, PMCID: PMC10569501, DOI: 10.1037/lat0000221.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHealth education sessionsSocial support groupsEducation sessionsWeb-based programMental healthSupport groupsUndocumented communitiesCOVID-19COVID-19 pandemicHealing circlesAdministrationImmigrant communitiesCommunity membersSessionsQualitative findingsAnti-immigrant climatePandemicGroupStrengths-based approachFindingsApplying an Antiracist Approach to Promoting Health Equity and Psychological Well-Being in Unaccompanied Immigrant Minors
Galvan T, Venta A, Silva M, Moreno O, Mercado A, Garcini L. Applying an Antiracist Approach to Promoting Health Equity and Psychological Well-Being in Unaccompanied Immigrant Minors. Journal Of The American Academy Of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry 2023, 62: 1179-1181. PMID: 36948395, DOI: 10.1016/j.jaac.2023.01.023.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsUnaccompanied immigrant minorsImmigrant minorsUnited StatesRace-based traumaRefugee resettlementNorthern TriangleAntiracist approachMental health servicesExtreme povertyMental health risksHealth equityPositive developmentLawful statusWell-BeingUS systemHealth servicesDevelopmental contextResettlementViolencePovertyPolicyMinorsEquitySocietyStateImpact of COVID-19 on Unaccompanied Immigrant Minors and Families: Perspectives from Clinical Experts and Providers
Venta A, Bautista A, Garcini L, Silva M, Mercado A, Perez O, Pimentel N, Hampton K. Impact of COVID-19 on Unaccompanied Immigrant Minors and Families: Perspectives from Clinical Experts and Providers. Journal Of Clinical Child & Adolescent Psychology 2023, 53: 24-36. PMID: 36726050, PMCID: PMC10390642, DOI: 10.1080/15374416.2022.2158841.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchBuscando la Calma Dentro de la Tormenta: A Brief Review of the Recent Literature on the Impact of Anti-Immigrant Rhetoric and Policies on Stress Among Latinx Immigrants
Perez O, Silva M, Galvan T, Moreno O, Venta A, Garcini L, Paris M. Buscando la Calma Dentro de la Tormenta: A Brief Review of the Recent Literature on the Impact of Anti-Immigrant Rhetoric and Policies on Stress Among Latinx Immigrants. Chronic Stress 2023, 7: 24705470231182475. PMID: 37441366, PMCID: PMC10334021, DOI: 10.1177/24705470231182475.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPsychological stressStress-related healthLatinx immigrantsLatinx immigrant communitiesMental health providersMental health burdenNegative health outcomesMental healthAnti-immigrant rhetoricZero-tolerance policyRecent researchExclusionary immigration policiesHealth providersImmigrant experienceAnti-immigrant policiesHealth outcomesImmigrant communitiesPresent brief reviewOffer recommendationsStructural racismBrief reviewLatinx communities
2022
Teaching DBT Skills to DACA Recipients and Their Families: Findings From an ECHO Program
Morales F, Perez O, Silva M, Paris M, Garcini L, Rodríguez M, Mercado A. Teaching DBT Skills to DACA Recipients and Their Families: Findings From an ECHO Program. Practice Innovations 2022, 7: 327-341. PMID: 36643377, PMCID: PMC9833813, DOI: 10.1037/pri0000191.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDistress tolerance skillsDialectical Behavioral Therapy SkillsGroup of psychologistsStrengths-based approachEmotion regulationMental health needsTolerance skillsDBT skillsImmigrant adolescentsPainful emotionsTherapy skillsCoping strategiesSession contentYoung adultsSkillsQualitative findingsWeb-based programParticipants' needsMental health care servicesDistressConsiderable anxietyHealing interventionsSessionsHealth needsUndocumented communitiesUnaccompanied migrant youth from Central America: Challenges and opportunities.
Silva MA, McQuaid J, Rojas Perez O, Paris M. Unaccompanied migrant youth from Central America: Challenges and opportunities. Current Opinion In Psychology 2022, 47: 101415. PMID: 35921755, DOI: 10.1016/j.copsyc.2022.101415.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchVALOR: Cultural Considerations When Assessing Central American Immigrant Women in Behavioral Health Settings
Silva M, Rodríguez M, Garcini L, Mercado A, Cadenas G, Venta A, Paris M. VALOR: Cultural Considerations When Assessing Central American Immigrant Women in Behavioral Health Settings. Practice Innovations 2022, 7: 268-279. PMID: 37503308, PMCID: PMC10373987, DOI: 10.1037/pri0000186.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchComputer-based training for cognitive behavioral therapy for Spanish-speaking substance users: adaptation and satisfaction
Silva M, Añez L, Carroll K, Jaramillo Y, Kiluk B, Frankforter T, Ball S, Gordon M, Paris M. Computer-based training for cognitive behavioral therapy for Spanish-speaking substance users: adaptation and satisfaction. Journal Of Ethnicity In Substance Abuse 2022, 23: 251-271. PMID: 35714996, PMCID: PMC10350903, DOI: 10.1080/15332640.2022.2086194.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchComputer-based trainingCognitive-behavioral skills trainingCognitive behavioral therapy programSubstance useBehavioral therapy programCognitive behavioral therapyBehavioral health interventionsBehavioral therapySkills trainingMonolingual SpanishSubstance usersLife experiencesTherapy programProgram contentCultural adaptationSpanishTrainingSatisfactionHealth interventionsAdultsCBT4CBTHigh levelsParticipantsAdaptationInterventionDeveloping Cultural Competency for Providing Psychological Services With Immigrant Populations: A Cross-Level Training Curriculum
Cadenas G, Neimeyer G, Suro B, Minero L, Campos L, Garcini L, Mercado A, Paris M, Silva M, Rodríguez M. Developing Cultural Competency for Providing Psychological Services With Immigrant Populations: A Cross-Level Training Curriculum. Training And Education In Professional Psychology 2022, 16: 121-129. DOI: 10.1037/tep0000380.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchThe Stress and Resilience Town Hall: A systems response to support the health workforce during COVID-19 and beyond
Tebes JK, Awad MN, Connors EH, Fineberg SK, Gordon DM, Jordan A, Kravitz R, Li L, Ponce AN, Prabhu M, Rubman S, Silva MA, Steinfeld M, Tate DC, Xu K, Krystal JH. The Stress and Resilience Town Hall: A systems response to support the health workforce during COVID-19 and beyond. General Hospital Psychiatry 2022, 77: 80-87. PMID: 35569322, PMCID: PMC9033303, DOI: 10.1016/j.genhosppsych.2022.04.009.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHealthcare workersHealth systemHealth workforceCOVID-19 pandemicHealth workforce needsMean attendancePost-traumatic stressCOVID-19Traumatic stressorsTypes of stressorsSustainable interventionsRigorous qualitative methodsInterventionPandemicSpecific stressorsStressorsWorkforce needsHospitalWorkers
2021
Surviving violent, traumatic loss after severe political persecution: lessons from the evaluation of a Venezuelan asylum seeker
McQuaid JH, Silva MA, McKenzie KC. Surviving violent, traumatic loss after severe political persecution: lessons from the evaluation of a Venezuelan asylum seeker. BMJ Case Reports 2021, 14: e239025. PMID: 33758042, PMCID: PMC7993358, DOI: 10.1136/bcr-2020-239025.Peer-Reviewed Case Reports and Technical Notes
2020
Telehealth treatment engagement with Latinx populations during the COVID-19 pandemic
Silva MA, Perez OFR, Añez LM, Paris M. Telehealth treatment engagement with Latinx populations during the COVID-19 pandemic. The Lancet Psychiatry 2020, 8: 176-178. PMID: 33038976, PMCID: PMC7544483, DOI: 10.1016/s2215-0366(20)30419-3.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2019
Psychologists as Educators: Creating Change in Community Mental Health.
Ponce, A. N., Carr, E. R., Miller, R., Olezeski, C. L., & Silva, M. Psychologists as Educators: Creating Change in Community Mental Health. Professional Psychology: Research and Practice, 2019, 50: 427-433.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2018
Culturally Adapted, Web-Based Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Spanish-Speaking Individuals With Substance Use Disorders: A Randomized Clinical Trial.
Paris M, Silva M, Añez-Nava L, Jaramillo Y, Kiluk BD, Gordon MA, Nich C, Frankforter T, Devore K, Ball SA, Carroll KM. Culturally Adapted, Web-Based Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Spanish-Speaking Individuals With Substance Use Disorders: A Randomized Clinical Trial. American Journal Of Public Health 2018, 108: 1535-1542. PMID: 30252519, PMCID: PMC6187780, DOI: 10.2105/ajph.2018.304571.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSubstance use disordersCognitive-behavioral treatmentUse disordersSubstance use outcomesClinical trialsWeb-based cognitive behavioral therapyCurrent substance use disorderUse outcomesRandomized clinical trialsStandard outpatient treatmentEvidence-based treatmentsCognitive behavioral therapyPrimary outcomeStandard treatmentOutpatient treatmentStandard outpatientTreatment completionHealth disparitiesBehavioral therapyBehavioral treatmentAddiction treatmentTreatment-seeking individualsGreater reductionTreatmentDisorders