MURALS IN LATINO COMMUNITIES - SOCIAL-INDICATORS OF COMMUNITY STRENGTHS

Latinos invariably live in substandard housing in high crime and distr essed areas of large urban locations. Social workers and other human s ervices professionals, in turn, are well acquainted with all of the ph ysical signs associated with life in these areas of a city. Murals, ho wever, have not received sufficient attention in the professional lite rature. This article examines murals painted by Latino youths from a p erspective of community strengths and assets and raises implications f or the field of social work.