The New York Times picked up on a series run by NYC Spanish language daily, El Diario/La Prensa about a crisis happening in the Latino community. Especially impacted are young Latinas. According to a Federal study:

Hispanic teenage girls attempt suicide more often than any other group. They become mothers at younger ages. They tend not to complete their education. They are plagued by rising drug use and other social problems. A federal study found that a startling one in six young Hispanic women had attempted suicide, a rate roughly one and a half times as high as that among non-Hispanic black and white teenage girls. If there was any good news, it was that these young women usually survived.

These problems do not seem to discriminate based on country of origin or where these young mujeres are within the United States. It does seem however, at least according to El Diario, that having a foreign born parent or being first generation here in the U.S. presents a greater risk factor, attributed to of pressures to assimilate/adjust to life between cultures.

I’m ctually surprised that the New York Times took time to pretend they care about the mental well being of young women of color because well, let’s be honest- the rest of the year- we’re usually ignored.

Via / New York Times (Registration Required)