Research from the United States suggests that Latin American immigrant and refugee @entity1 are one of the groups most greatly impacted by @entity1004 ( @entity1004 ) and associated mental health consequences including higher rates of @entity308 than @entity1 from other ethno-racial groups. In Canada, little is known about the experience of @entity1004 and mental health among this population. Even in the broader North American context, how Latin American @entity1 themselves perceive the connection between @entity1004 and @entity308 is unknown. This paper presents the findings of a pilot study that examined the perceived relationship between @entity1004 and @entity308 among Spanish-Speaking Latin American @entity1 in Toronto, Canada. The theoretical framework guiding this qualitative study combined an ecological model for understanding gender based violence and mental health with critical intersectionality theory. Using a convenience and snowball sampling method, semi-structured interviews (n  =  12) were conducted and thematic content analysis was completed supported by Nvivo9(  ) qualitative data management software. All @entity1 had experienced some form of @entity1004 in their adult lives, with @entity458 being the most common. @entity1 perceived a powerful connection between @entity1004 and @entity308 , a link made stronger by the accumulation of other adverse life experiences including childhood abuse, war @entity130 and migration. The results suggest that @entity1004 is just one of the challenges experienced by Latin American refugee and immigrant @entity1 . @entity1004 is experienced in the context of other traumatic experiences and social hardships that may work to intensify the association of @entity1004 and @entity308 in this population.

Intimate Partner Violence and XXXX Among Latin American @entity1 in Toronto.

@entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['participants', 'women', 'Women'] @entity1004 :: ('MESH:C563733', 'Disease') :: ['IPV', 'intimate partner violence'] @entity308 :: ('MESH:D003866', 'Disease') :: ['depression'] @entity458 :: ('MESH:D020018', 'Disease') :: ['psychological violence'] @entity130 :: ('MESH:D014947', 'Disease') :: ['traumas']
@entity308 :: (MESH:D003866,Disease) :: ['Depression']
