Coming of Age on the Margins: Mental Health and Wellbeing Among Latino Immigrant Young Adults Eligible for Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA)
Coming of Age on the Margins: Mental Health and Wellbeing Among Latino Immigrant Young Adults Eligible for Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA)
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DOI：
10.1007/s10903-016-0354-x
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发表时间：
2017-06-01
影响因子：
1.9
通讯作者：
Brindis, Claire D.
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作者：
Siemons, Rachel;Raymond-Flesh, Marissa;Brindis, Claire D.
在美国长大的无证移民年轻人面临着巨大的挑战。对于符合资格的人来说，童年抵达暂缓遣返 (DACA) 计划的保护可能会减轻压力源，从而影响他们的心理健康和福祉 (MHWB)。我们在加利福尼亚州对 61 名符合 DACA 资格的拉丁裔（18-31 岁）进行了九个焦点小组调查，以调查他们的健康需求。参与者将 MHWB 视为他们最关心的健康问题，并认为 DACA 通过增加机会、促进归属感和同伴支持而有益。参与者发现，DACA 还带来了意想不到的挑战，包括更大的成人责任和新的不稳定身份。因此，DACA 等移民政策可能会以预期和意外的方式影响无证年轻人的 MHWB。研究政策变化对年轻移民 MHWB 的影响可以指导利益相关者更好地满足该人群的健康需求。 MHWB 的影响包括需要减少对驱逐出境的恐惧并增加获得服务的机会。
Undocumented immigrant young adults growing up in the United States face significant challenges. For those qualified, the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program's protections may alleviate stressors, with implications for their mental health and wellbeing (MHWB). We conducted nine focus groups with 61 DACA-eligible Latinos (ages 18-31) in California to investigate their health needs. Participants reported MHWB as their greatest health concern and viewed DACA as beneficial through increasing access to opportunities and promoting belonging and peer support. Participants found that DACA also introduced unanticipated challenges, including greater adult responsibilities and a new precarious identity. Thus, immigration policies such as DACA may influence undocumented young adults' MHWB in expected and unexpected ways. Research into the impacts of policy changes on young immigrants' MHWB can guide stakeholders to better address this population's health needs. MHWB implications include the need to reduce fear of deportation and increase access to services.