Hector Chaidez Ruacho, LCSW
Clinical Instructor of Social Work in the Child Study CenterCards
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Research
Publications
2025
Mental Health Care Utilization Among Spanish-Speaking Hispanics in the Aftermath of COVID-19 and a Continuously Changing System
Chaidez-Ruacho H, Balderrama J, Cubbin C. Mental Health Care Utilization Among Spanish-Speaking Hispanics in the Aftermath of COVID-19 and a Continuously Changing System. Journal Of Racial And Ethnic Health Disparities 2025, 1-9. PMID: 41145894, DOI: 10.1007/s40615-025-02716-y.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSpanish-speaking HispanicsNational Health Interview SurveyMental health servicesPopulation mental healthPatterns of mental health service useRates of service utilizationHispanic malesHealth servicesMental health service useSurvey-weighted logistic regression analysesHealth service useMental health systemMental health workforceExpansion of virtual careHealth Interview SurveyMental health care utilizationHispanic femalesMental health careHealth care utilizationSpanish-speaking womenService useHispanic originService utilizationCross-sectional studyHispanic populationA Scoping Review of Family-Based Interventions for Immigrant/Refugee Children: Exploring Intergenerational Trauma
Hong J, Ruacho H, Zeng X, Franklin C. A Scoping Review of Family-Based Interventions for Immigrant/Refugee Children: Exploring Intergenerational Trauma. Community Mental Health Journal 2025, 61: 1253-1268. PMID: 40175824, DOI: 10.1007/s10597-025-01463-y.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChild mental healthScoping ReviewMental healthIntergenerational traumaParental mental healthFamily-based interventionsPost-intervention outcomesPeer-reviewed studiesGroup interventionIntervention effectsIntervention goalsParenting interventionsResearch evidenceInclusion criteriaInterventionTrauma interventionsFamily membersRefugee familiesHealthTraumaRefugee childrenChildrenRefugeesFamilyParents