SER Familia: A Family-Based Intervention Addressing Syndemic Conditions Among Latino Immigrant Families
Duke University
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
- Age range
- 12–100 years
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Yes
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
Interventions
- BehavioralSER Familia
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).
Location
- Duke School of NursingDurham, North Carolina