Project Title
PALOMA Partnering with Parents | Apoyando a Padres
Project Summary
PALOMA is an education program for parents and focuses on adolescent suicide prevention. For 2 months, parents receive 5 education sessions (about 1 hour each) over the telephone with a Community Health Worker. Participants are referred to the program by their child’s pediatrician. Session topics include:
- Connection and Orientation
- Safety Planning
- Problem Solving and Navigating Resources
- Education and Information
- Parent Support and Next Steps
Why it Matters
- The 2021 Youth Risk Behavior Survey found that 46% of Latino youth in high school reported having persistent hopelessness, 22% reported seriously considering suicide, and 11% reported attempting suicide in the 12-months.
- Parents have a key role in promoting safety, building a support network, and communicating about suicide prevention
- Having strong and positive connections with family members is important for the mental health of Latino youth.
If you believe your child is in danger of harming themselves, you should get them help.
As a parent, you can:
- Call your child’s pediatrician
- Contact the Suicide & Crisis Lifeline at 988 to speak to a counselor (Press 2 for Spanish)
- Take your child to the Emergency Room or Call 911
Project Details
| Principal Investigator | Funder |
| Polk, Sarah – MD, ScM Alvarez, Kiara – PhD | National Institutes of Health |
| Department | Project Start Date |
| Pediatrics, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine | |
| Co – Principal Investigator | Project End Date |
| N/A | |
| Other Co – Principal Investigators | Team Members |
| N/A | Nunez, Josefa. Molino, Ellen – BBA. Marroquin Miranda, Yessica. Perea, Isabella – MPH |
