Publications by authors named "Margarita Galvis"
Migration processes encompass uncertainty, discrimination, racism, stigma, social isolation, lack of access to resources, fear of deportation, and family separation, having a critical impact on the health of Latinx/@ immigrants in the United States. It is essential to accurately measure the ways in which social, legal, economic, and political contexts impact mental health. This article discusses adaptation and use of discrimination and historical loss measures in a multilevel community-based advocacy, learning, and social support intervention (Immigrant Well-Being Project) with Latinx/@ immigrants in New Mexico, using participatory research approaches.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjective: The insights of Latinx/@ immigrants are essential to developing interventions that better address complex multilevel phenomena impacting mental health. Despite important advances in methods that genuinely embody participatory research practices, attention to collaborative data collection, analysis, and dissemination are limited. Our aim is to describe the development and implementation of research practices to address these gaps through an emphasis on and understanding of the centrality of language in collaborative research processes.
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- Immigration is a significant issue in the U.S., especially for Latinx immigrants who face increased threats like deportation and detention; understanding these challenges requires a broader view beyond just migration phases.
- The Immigrant Well-being Project, launched in New Mexico in 2017, aimed to improve Latinx immigrant mental health and integration by studying the experiences of 24 immigrants through community-based research.
- The study revealed five different paths of immigrant integration, shaped by personal circumstances and community support, but also showed that community organizations couldn't fully protect immigrants from the negative impacts of a hostile environment.