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Accepted: 21 June 2025

First Online: 8 August 2025

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: This study highlights the importance of culturally responsive mental health services for Latinx college women who have experienced intimate partner violence (IPV). Drawing on the Resilience Portfolio Model (Grych et al., 2015), which emphasizes the strengths and protective factors that foster recovery after adversity, the findings illustrate how spirituality and family support serve as key assets in survivors’ coping and meaning-making processes. Mental health providers are encouraged to actively explore these dimensions in treatment and integrate practices such as reflective discussion, spiritual tasks, and involvement of supportive family members. Additionally, prevention and outreach efforts on college campuses should be culturally tailored—incorporating bilingual services, psychoeducation, and community-building activities—to enhance mental health literacy and resilience. Universities are uniquely positioned to implement such strategies, strengthening Latinx women’s sense of academic purpose and connection.

: The authors declare no competing interests.