Studies suggest mental health struggles are increasing in Latino communities. These young immigrants want to help make resources more accessible and build better datasets.
Tag: Mental Health
Posted inMi Historia
‘Los grupos de terapia me han enseñado a valorarme y amarme’
Al emigrar Nuria Dardón encontró la ayuda psicológica que necesitaba para superar sus traumas y miedos, tras años de estigma, abuso y violencia doméstica en Guatemala.
Posted inMi Historia
‘Therapy groups have taught me to value and love myself’
When Nuria Dardón emigrated, she found the psychological help she needed to overcome her traumas and fears, after years of stigma, abuse and domestic violence in Guatemala.
Posted inReporting
‘I’ll never get this time back.’ Bay Area immigrant parents long to reunite with the kids they left behind
From the archives: These Bay Area parents fled their home countries in Central America in the past decade. Years of separation from their children has taken a heavy toll.
Posted inEspañol
‘Nunca voy a recuperar el tiempo que he perdido’. Padres inmigrantes anhelan ver a los hijos que dejaron atrás
Estos padres del Área de la Bahía dejaron sus países de origen en América Central en la última década. Mientras exploran opciones para la reunificación familiar, los años de separación de sus hijos afectan en sus vidas.
Posted inMi Historia
‘Everything piled up’: surviving COVID-19 and violence in East Oakland
Francisca Sánchez emigrated to California so that her daughter could fulfill the dream of going to university. But the pandemic and the escalating violence got in their way.
Posted inHealth
How one Oakland school is investing in mental health support
California is investing billions in student mental health. Here’s how one school is supporting the needs of Maya Mam students.
Posted inInside El Tímpano
The roadblocks to relief
Latino immigrants sound off on the challenges of accessing social services intended to help through the pandemic