title: Developing a culturally appropriate depression prevention program: the family coping skills program.
abstract: Depression is a disorder that can have particularly deleterious effects on individuals from racial/ethnic minority and low-income backgrounds. Culturally appropriate prevention programs offer a way to provide accessible and effective mental health services to these underserved populations. The authors introduce the Family Coping Skills Program (FCSP), a novel depression prevention program developed specifically for low-income Latina mothers. The authors present the theoretical underpinnings of the FCSP and describe their efforts to make the program culturally appropriate and to enhance recruitment and retention of participants. Initial outcome data from an uncontrolled trial were promising and support continued development and evaluation of the FCSP and other similar programs.
authors.affiliation: Frances L. Hiatt School of Psychology, Clark University, Worcester, MA 01610, USA. ECardemil@clarku.edu
authors.forename: Esteban V
authors.initials: EV
authors.lastname: Cardemil
authors.forename: Saeromi
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Tatiana M
authors.initials: TM
authors.lastname: Pinedo
authors.forename: Ivan W
authors.initials: IW
authors.lastname: Miller
mesh_terms: D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000328:Adult; D003469:Culture; D003863:Depression / Q000208:ethnology* / Q000517:prevention & control*; D005190:Family / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006630:Hispanic or Latino / Q000523:psychology; D006801:Humans; D012153:Retention, Psychology; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires