Natalia Jaramillo, PhD
Natalia Jaramillo, PhD, is a clinical psychologist at CHLA, her research specializes in suicide prevention, traumatic stress, and mental health service engagement. Dr. Jaramillo's work integrates implementation science to explore how to improve the accessibility, utilization, and effectiveness of evidence-based, culturally responsive treatments. With a focus on mental health equity, she is particularly interested in testing innovative digital platforms and participatory models to expand access and improve mental health services in healthcare, educational, and community settings.
Clinical areas include mood and anxiety disorders; suicidal behavior; trauma-informed approaches; adolescents; young adults; cognitive behavioral therapy; acceptance commitment therapy; culturally responsive care
Education
University of California, Santa Barbara
Children's Hospital Los Angeles
University of California, Los Angeles, Semel Institute, Department of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences
Accomplishments
Licensed psychologist
Publications
Bravo LG, Jaramillo N, Chen L, Yang CC, Meza JI. Self-injurious thoughts and behaviors among Hispanic/Latine college students in the US: Disaggregating by key sub-group characteristics. J Am Coll Health. 2024 Oct 11:1-5. doi: 10.1080/07448481.2024.2409696. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 39393091.
Janson M, Felix ED, Jaramillo N, Sharkey JD, Barnett M. A Prospective Examination of Mental Health Trajectories of Disaster-Exposed Young Adults in the COVID-19 Pandemic. Behav Sci (Basel). 2024 Sep 7;14(9):787. doi: 10.3390/bs14090787. PMID: 39336002; PMCID: PMC11428824.
Jaramillo N, Bonilla GS, Piña-Watson B, Manzo G, Garcia A, Sanchez M, Meza JI. The role of racial bias and pathways to self-harm outcomes for Mexican-descent college students during the COVID-19 pandemic. Am J Orthopsychiatry. 2024 Sep 5. doi: 10.1037/ort0000776. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 39235904.
Jaramillo N, Felix ED. Understanding the psychosocial impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on Latinx emerging adults. Front Psychol. 2023 Feb 20;14:1066513. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2023.1066513. PMID: 36891204; PMCID: PMC9987515.
Jaramillo N, Felix ED. Psychosocial influences on posttraumatic growth among university students following a mass murder. Am J Orthopsychiatry. 2021;91(1):27-35. doi: 10.1037/ort0000512. Epub 2020 Oct 15. PMID: 33411551.
Felix ED, Meskunas HM, Jaramillo N, Quirk M. Measuring media exposure to acute mass violence. Psychol Trauma. 2020 May;12(4):397-404. doi: 10.1037/tra0000514. Epub 2019 Sep 26. PMID: 31556635.
Research
Dr. Jaramillo's areas of research include suicide prevention, collective trauma, Latine/x mental health, digital interventions, cultural adaptations of evidence-based treatments and community-based participatory research.