APS

2025 APS Annual Convention

Cada Problema Tiene Su Remedio: Exploring Latinx Caregivers’ Etiological Beliefs About Youth Mental Health Problems and Related Support Service Use

Saturday, May 24, 2025 · Washington, DC

Oral · Clinical Science

This presentation explores Latinx caregivers’ beliefs about the causes of youth internalizing/externalizing problems and related use of mental health supports. Findings highlight how caregiver beliefs shape help-seeking pathways and underscore the need for culturally responsive adaptations to youth psychological interventions to align them with family interpretations of mental health problems.

Chairs & Discussants

  • Alejandro VázquezSpeaker
    University of Tennessee, Knoxville