Toward Understanding Mental Health Concerns for the Latinx Immigrant Student: A Review of the Literature

Abstract

This article focuses on reviewing the most recent publications relating to immigration and helps raise educator awareness of mental health concerns for immigrant students, which is even more pressing given the results of the president elect for 2017. Moreover, coupled with lack of access to behavioral health care is a growing concern of mental health issues among undocumented immigrants residing in the United States.

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race ethnic identity Latinx education urban education Latinx students minority academic success school youth development teacher education school counselors school psychology and immigrant students

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