This document is copyrighted by the American Psychological Association or one of its allied publishers.This article is intended solely for the personal use of the individual user and is not to be disseminated broadly.examined its association with mental health in this community. We found that observed maternal deportation fears are linked with greater depression for both youth and mothers. However, these associations are only present when the family's exposure to demographic stress is lower. Providers working with this community should assess which stressors loom largest in families' lives (e.g., deportation fears, sociodemographic stressors) and target those in order to address familial mental health.
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