SER Familia: A Family-Based Intervention Addressing Syndemic Conditions Among Latino Immigrant Families

Summary

This study aims to prevent syndemic health conditions by decreasing acculturative stress and promoting resilience via SER Familia (Salud, Estrés y Resilencia en Familias/ Health, Stress, and Resilience in Families), a family-based intervention. SER Familia is a six-session intervention co-developed and delivered by community health workers (CHWs) that uses strategies to reduce acculturative stress, promote resilience, improve parent-child and family level health, while simultaneously helping families maintain strong social networks and better navigate community resources to address social determinants of health (SDOH). More specifically, investigators aim to: 1) Examine the efficacy of SER Familia to prevent or reduce the syndemic comprised of substance abuse, IPV, HIV risk, depression, and anxiety among Parents and Youth; and 2) Identify how individual, family, and community mechanisms of change related to acculturative stress and resilience mediates the effect of SER Familia.

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

* Eligible participants must identify as Hispanic/Latino/a/x/e,
* be a first generation immigrant parent or parental figure (Parent)
* have a child (Youth) aged 12-17
* speak English and/or Spanish

Exclusion Criteria:

* Families planning to move within two years will be excluded

Conditions5

Locations1 site

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