Inaction Is Not an Option: Using Antiracism Approaches to Address Health Inequities and Racism and Respond to Current Challenges Affecting Youth

Svetaz, María Verónica; Barral, Romina; Kelley, Michele A.; Simpson, Tina; Chulani, Vinny; Raymond‐Flesch, Marissa; Coyne‐Beasley, Tamera; Trent, Maria; Ginsburg, Kenneth R.; Kanbur, Nuray

doi:10.1016/j.jadohealth.2020.06.017

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“…Gen Z is the most racially diverse generation in the history of the U.S., and its members value social justice, equity, and societal change [2]. This commentary will describe methods for using the antiracism framework of positive youth development described by Svetaz et al [3] in practice-based settings to explore youth civic engagement in election season and beyond, with an ultimate goal of working toward youth activation and activism.…”

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“…Given the current sociopolitical context characterized by heightened racist and xenophobic rhetoric and violent attacks on U.S. communities of color, Svetaz et al call for an antiracisminfused approach to positive youth development [3]. This framework encourages the development of critical consciousness in youth: the critical evaluation of systems of power and oppression and how race and racism can be used to create and reinforce power.…”

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“…This framework encourages the development of critical consciousness in youth: the critical evaluation of systems of power and oppression and how race and racism can be used to create and reinforce power. When paired with civic engagement, we create a prosocial pathway to assist youth to channel the pain and frustration of systemic inequities into racial transformation of the world around them [3]. This occurs in parallel to processes of racial and political socialization, where young people are learning about their own racial identities, cultural strengths, but also the broader sociopolitical context, and leads to young people themselves as agents of change in our communities.…”

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“…This occurs in parallel to processes of racial and political socialization, where young people are learning about their own racial identities, cultural strengths, but also the broader sociopolitical context, and leads to young people themselves as agents of change in our communities. Providers should consider how to support and coach young people to channel the pain, frustration, and stress as they go through these processes and grapple with societal inequities into proactive social outlets that are safe for them [3]. We have seen increased youth activism in anticipation of the November 2020 presidential election; however, civic engagement extends far beyond elections alone.…”

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“…Here, the social determinants of health and structural racism intersect with long standing health system financing inequalities to restrict access to services and create the conditions for health inequities (Dickman et al, 2017). Within this dialog is recognition of how systematic inequalities have shaped disparities in children's opportunities (Trent et al, 2019) and demand focused conversations to raise critical consciousness throughout the pediatric healthcare system (Svetaz et al, 2020).…”

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The Use of Protective Caregiving to Create Positive Racial-Ethnic Socialization and Mitigate Psychological Outcomes of Racial Discrimination

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Mitigating the complex longitudinal consequences racism can have on adolescents and their families is challenging. One strategy focuses on racial-ethnic socialization, the process by which society sends messages to individuals about the significance of their race, ethnicity, or cultural values. 1 In a secondary analysis comparing 2 unblended randomized clinical trials of rural Georgia-based familycentered prevention programs originally designed to prevent high risk sexual behavior and substance use by enhancing protective caregiving, Brody et al 2 investigated the ability of these programs to mitigate the association between Black adolescents' encounters with discrimination and mental health problems. 2 The Strong African American-Teen (SAAF-T) program focused on caregivers of 10th graders aged 14 to 16 years, and the Adults in the Making (AIM) program focused on caregivers of 12th graders ages 17 and 18 years. 2 Schools from 12 Georgia counties provided the rosters for recruitment. SAAF-T consisted of a 5-week consecutive program, with 2-hour sessions in which the first hour focused on separate skill-building for adolescents and their caregivers and the second hour focused on interactive application of those skills. 2 Caregivers were taught emotional and instrumental support, limit setting, adaptive racial socialization, and communication about sex and alcohol. 2 Adolescents learned the importance of abiding by household rules, setting goals and plans for the future, and strategies for resisting substance use. 2 AIM was similarly constructed with 6 consecutive weekly 2-hour sessions with adolescents and caregivers developing skills separately. 2 No family dyad completed all of the sessions for either program, with many families working a mean of 40 hours or more per week and living below the federal poverty level (64% of families in SAAF-T; 42% of families in AIM). 2 Follow up for the studies occurred at 6 months and at 18 months for SAAF-T or 27 months for AIM. 2 Both interventions reduced incidence of conduct problems 1.5 to 2 years after completion. 2 Furthermore, adolescents in AIM frequently experiencing discrimination at baseline had fewer increases in anxiety and depression symptoms compared with controls. 2 The study by Brody et al 2 highlights the impact of conscious and unconscious racism, one of the most prevalent and pervasive types of discrimination, and its deleterious effects on Black adolescents' mental health, although racism negatively impacts everyone in the US. Defined as "negative beliefs, attitudes, actions, or behaviors that are based on phenotypic characteristics or ethnic affiliation," 3 racism is a social construct that exists in many forms. A nationwide survey found that more than 50% of youth of African American and Afro-Caribbean decent ages 13 to 17 experienced discrimination in the past year, while a regional survey conducted in the Northeastern US found that 88% of youth of any race aged 8 to 18 years reported ever experiencing racial discrimination. 3,4 Racism exerts profound eff...

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Inaction Is Not an Option: Using Antiracism Approaches to Address Health Inequities and Racism and Respond to Current Challenges Affecting Youth

Cited by 26 publications

References 25 publications

The Election Is Over, Now What? Youth Civic Engagement as a Path to Critical Consciousness

The Election Is Over, Now What? Youth Civic Engagement as a Path to Critical Consciousness

Moving into 2021: Refocusing on the critical issues in child mental health

The Use of Protective Caregiving to Create Positive Racial-Ethnic Socialization and Mitigate Psychological Outcomes of Racial Discrimination

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