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Community-engaged asset mapping with Latinx immigrant families of youth with disabilities
Author/s | Suárez Balcázar, Yolanda
Early, Amy Miranda Rojas, Daniela Marquez, Hannah Maldonado, Ashley García Ramírez, Manuel |
Department | Universidad de Sevilla. Departamento de Psicología Social |
Publication Date | 2022 |
Deposit Date | 2024-02-09 |
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Abstract | Asset mapping is a participatory methodology that engages community members in identifying services and settings that promote health and well-being. This study aimed to identify community assets from the perspective of ... Asset mapping is a participatory methodology that engages community members in identifying services and settings that promote health and well-being. This study aimed to identify community assets from the perspective of Latinx immigrant families with youth with disabilities. Latinx immigrant families (n = 21) participated in the mapping, followed by a reflection session and an open forum (n = 30). The findings revealed that families identified faith-based organizations and social service agencies as some of the main assets in their communities, while they identified mental health services as the most needed. The results also showed that participants preferred to utilize services and resources that are within walking distance of their homes, provide safe spaces, treat them well, offer bilingual services, do not require documentation, and are affordable. This study has important implications for community scholars and practitioners interested in implementing asset-based methodologies that focus on participants as experts of their own realities and agents of change and that promote advocacy and empowerment actions. |
Funding agencies | Chicago Community Trust |
Citation | Suárez Balcázar, Y., Early, A., Miranda Rojas, D., Marquez, H., Maldonado, A. y García Ramírez, M. (2022). Community-engaged asset mapping with Latinx immigrant families of youth with disabilities. American Journal of Community Psychology, 70 (1-2), 89-101. https://doi.org/10.1002/ajcp.12578. |
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