%0 Journal Article
%T The Normative Nature of Depression Among Impoverished Mothers of Color: ¡°. . .going around this big old circle . . . it always remain the same¡±
%A Alan M. Delmerico
%A Carol Brownstein-Evans
%A Christopher R. Larrison
%A Rebecca S. Rouland
%A Robert H. Keefe
%A Sandra D. Lane
%J Families in Society
%@ 1945-1350
%D 2019
%R 10.1177/1044389419837028
%X Perinatal depression among impoverished mothers adds an enormous burden to their family responsibilities, which are often further stressed by living in high-crime communities. Thirty impoverished mothers of color living with depression were interviewed about the difficulties they face raising their children. Qualitative interviews about living with depression revealed four themes: recognizing their own depression, feeling isolated, experiencing violence, and living with depression. This article examines how neighborhood and relationship violence, intermittently involved fathers, and isolation contribute to the mothers¡¯ depression. Social workers working with depressed, low-income mothers of color can benefit from understanding the mothers¡¯ lived experience and the barriers the mothers face while trying to achieve well-being for themselves and their children. This study fits within the ¡°Close the Health Gap¡± area of the Grand Challenges for Social Work
%K poverty
%K low-income mothers of color
%K domestic violence
%K community violence
%K postpartum depression
%K health equity
%K grand challenges for social work
%U https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/1044389419837028