Examining Substance Use and Mental Health Patterns Among Hispanic Adolescents: A Latent Class Analysis and its Associations with Risk and Protective Factors

Authors

Carolina Verdezoto, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Division of Community Behavioral Health, University of New Mexico School of Medicine, Albuquerque, NM; College of Education and Human Sciences, Department of Individual, Family, and Community Education, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM
David Lardier, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Division of Community Behavioral Health, University of New Mexico School of Medicine, Albuquerque, NM
Pauline Garcia-Reed, College for Community Health, Department of Family Science and Human Development, Montclair State University, Montclair, NJ
Robert J. Reid, College for Community Health, Department of Family Science and Human Development, Montclair State University, Montclair, NJ

Document Type

Poster

Publication Date

3-22-2024

Abstract

Concurrent substance use and comorbid mental health issues tend to be correlated with numerous socioecological indicators (e.g., community violence exposure; low community connectedness) as well as both interpersonal (e.g., family relationships) and intrapersonal (e.g. perceived empowerment) experiences. The purpose of this study was to examine alcohol and concurrent drug use patterns among Hispanic adolescents in an underserved community as well as associations with community ecology (e.g. access to drugs and alcohol; community connectedness), family dynamics, and intrapersonal domains of self-efficacy and empowerment. Such research may help in supporting target treatment and prevention.

FUNDING: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Drug Free Communities (DFC). Award #SP020019-01 (PI: Robert J Reid, PhD)

Recommended Citation

Verdezoto, Carolina; David Lardier; Pauline Garcia-Reed; and Robert J. Reid. "Examining Substance Use and Mental Health Patterns Among Hispanic Adolescents: A Latent Class Analysis and its Associations with Risk and Protective Factors." (2024). https://digitalrepository.unm.edu/hsc-bbhrd/195