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Spanish Woman Sells Organs to Pay Rent
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Spanish Woman Sells Organs to Pay Rent

By Jill Pankow | 11/15/2012 - 13:05 | 0 Comments

Sure, the global economy has seen better days, but selling your internal organs to make rent sounds like the plot of a bad television show. For one unemployed Spanish woman, however, this is her last stitch effort to support herself and her daughter in order to make ends meet.

"I've got nothing. The only thing I have are my organs,"...

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Latina Teen Suicide Rates On the Rise - What You Need to Know

By Michelle Rivas | 08/28/2012 - 15:00 | 0 Comments

An alarmingly high number of Latina teens are attempting suicide and the number continues to increase. Latina teens report some of the highest rates of depression, attributed to their family relationships, lifestyle expectations and bi-cultural differences. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), one out of every seven Latina teens...

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Would Passage of the DREAM Act Have Saved Joaquin Luna?

Could Passage of the DREAM Act Have Saved Joaquin Luna?

By Viviana Hurtado | 12/07/2011 - 09:30 | 0 Comments

Despite being a good student with dreams of becoming an engineer, 18-year-old Joaquin Luna committed suicide the Friday after Thanksgiving.  Why?  His family insists that the Mission, Texas teen (who was brought illegally to the U.S. by his parents as a six month old baby) became depressed after the Development, Relief, and Education for...

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Ricky Martin Takes Stance Against Cyberbullying Over Gay Teen’s Suicide
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Ricky Martin Takes A Stand Against Cyberbullying

By Amaris Castillo | 09/26/2011 - 12:00 | 0 Comments

Ricky Martin stood up against cyberbullying by changing his Twitter profile photo to that of a teenage boy who committed suicide after being picked on for being bisexual. The Puerto Rican singer himself came out of the closet in 2010, stating on his website that he was “a fortunate homosexual man” and blessed to be who he is.

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Recession Hits Latino Youth in Colorado Disproportionately Hard
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Recession Hits Latino Youth in Colorado Disproportionately Hard

By Fox News Latino | 03/14/2011 - 12:00 | 0 Comments

The recession has disproportionately affected Hispanic children in Colorado; driving up the number of Latino children in poverty, exacerbating both nutritional issues and higher rates of attempted suicides among Latino kids.

"While economists proclaimed the...

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The Alarming Rise of Suicide Among Latina Teens

By Mariela Rosario | 11/08/2010 - 13:28 | 1 Comment

Demi Lovato should be comforted by the fact that she is not the only teenage Latina to struggle with emotional issues. Unfortunately, as we reported in Sound the Alarm, written by Christina Hernandez for the March 2010 issue, suicide is an increasingly alarming trend among young Latinas.

One in seven Latina...

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WATCH: Demi Lovato's Anti-Bullying Campaign

WATCH: Demi Lovato's Anti-Bullying Campaign

By Mariela Rosario | 10/05/2010 - 09:30 | 0 Comments

Demi Lovato recorded a video message for all the youth out there who may be suffering at the hands of bullies. Over the last few weeks, five teenagers have committed suicide because they were being bullied. Lovato has always felt that this issue was important, so she took a moment to let other young people know about the Pacer's kids against bullying...

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