Mental health experts, community clinics and politicians are working to create new programs to break down barriers that Latinos might face to getting therapy or treatment.
Dr. Fernando Taveras, a psychiatrist and Hispanic mental health care expert with SOMOS Community Care Clinic, stands for a portrait in New York on Wednesday, July 3, 2024. Dr. Fernando Taveras, a psychiatrist and Hispanic mental health care expert with SOMOS Community Care Clinic, right, poses for a photograph with one of his patients before a session in New York on Wednesday, July 3, 2024.
Many of the patients live in heavily Latino neighborhoods in upper Manhattan and the South Bronx, and Lamour said that it can be easier for someone to lower their guard when a doctor who’s been treating the family for generations sets them up with a mental health professional. The organization also conducts screenings at street fairs, providing an immediate connection to a provider and resources to find other appropriate services.
in 2021, the most recent data available. Dr. Julia Macedo, a psychiatrist in Pittsburgh and a fellow with the National Hispanic Medical Association, said patients are less likely to seek help if they don’t have someone who can understand their experiences, such as the anxiety and fear of having a family member deported.. Congressional Democrats have put forth two bills that would help with education and outreach around mental health for Latinos.
“It’s about giving people hope and letting them know that even though we may not be able to pass something right now people are listening,” she said. “I feel like that alone can hopefully save a life or encourage someone to ask for help.” “It is the first time a lot of individuals open up and share about their experiences in a behavioral health setting,” Vizoso said that patients have written in exit surveys. “If they did not have access to our services, they would not have the opportunity to. Everyone in our community should have access but that is not the case for everybody.”
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