Mental Health & Wellbeing of the Latino youth and Families
Need of the study: Significant demographic presence, economic disparities, healthcare access challenges, considerable behavioral health concerns, barriers to care, youth vulnerability
Stress Management & Building Resilience
Identify the types of stressors faced by Latino youth
Explore the coping strategies used by Latino youth
Understand the current /future impact of those stressors on Latino youth development
Leadership Development in the Latino youth
Need of the study: Underrepresentation of latinos in leadership, Reducing disparities, role models development, community empowerment, support mental health & wellbeing, enhanced decision-making, promote social justice, reducing disparities, health equity,educational advancement.
Community & organization-based leadership
Explore the role of Intergenerational support on youth empowerment
Explore the effect that empowered youth make over other community members and community systems
Intergenerational Supportive Relationships
Need of the study: Mentorship & role models, resilience building, educational sucess, cultural preservation & exchange, mental health & wellbeing, community engagement, career development, social cohesion, positive youth development.
Intergenerational Programs & Relationships as a supportive system
Explore and indentify community resources to support positive youth development
Explore attitude, motivation and engagement of community to in participate of interegenerational practices to support positive youth development
Potential Theories
-Positive Youth Development
-Ecological System Theories
-Intergenerational Conceptual Model
-Health Prevention and Promotion
Impacts:
-Enhance community participation and community cohesion of Latino Youth and families.
-Recomendations to promote sustainable community engament strategies in Latino population
-Recomendations for Extension programming in Latino youth and families.
-Interventions of sustainable community engagement
Carolyn's Research Agenda
Potential Research Project:
Exploring Intergenerational relationships as a system of support Latino youth empowerment and mental health
Potential Journals
Extension and Agriculture:
-Journal of Extension Education (JEE)
-Journal of Extension (JOE)
-The Journal of Agricultural Education and Extension (JAEE)
-Journal of Agriculture Education (JAE)
-Journal of Leadership Education (JOLE)
Social sciences
-Journal of Intergenerational Relationships
-Journal of Family Issues
-Hispanic Journal of Behavioral Sciences
Potential Sources of Funding
Federal--> SARE, USDA, SAMHSA, HHS, CDBG, NEH.
NGOs--> Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, Ford Foundation, W.K. Kellogg Foundation, Annie E. Casey Foundation