Latina Friends Motivating the Soul (ALMA)

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Conditions studied: Stress, Depression, Anxiety

In brief

Latina immigrant women are particularly vulnerable to depression and anxiety due to the social and economic stressors they face, including high levels of poverty, low levels of education, family obligations, exposure to violence, and limited access to community resources. ALMA aims to prevent and reduce depression and anxiety among Latina immigrant women. Women attend 8 weekly sessions in a group format to teach and encourage women to use coping strategies to reduce depression and anxiety. The intervention aims to increase participants' social ties and the social support they receive from other Latina immigrant women. The program also helps decrease the stigma associated with mental health and connects women to mental health services when needed.

Key facts

Study ID: NCT03749278
Run by: University of Washington
People needed: 0
Starts: 2018-09-26
Expected to finish: 2022-05-31
Last updated by the study team: 2023-05-10

Who can join

Age: 18 and older. Sex: female. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

To be eligible for study participation, participants must be at least 18 years of age, female, speak Spanish, must self-identify as Latina, and have been born outside of the United States

You may not qualify if…

The investigators will screen for and exclude women who currently have high levels of depressive symptoms (as indicated by a score of 20 or higher on the PHQ-9). If women excluded from the study are not already receiving mental health treatment, the will be referred to mental health providers offering low-cost services in Spanish.

Where it is running

Casa Latina — Seattle, Washington, United States
El Centro de la Raza — Seattle, Washington, United States

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