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When second-generation mental health struggles are misattributed to culture

My teenager is showing signs of depression but school counselors keep calling it cultural adjustment when we have been here since she was born

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Cultural identity is being used to avoid recognizing genuine psychological distress in culturally diverse youth.

Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Mental health across cultures — stigma and access?”

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