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Amid growing concerns over mental health among Latinos is a new push by counselors, celebrities, and influencers to provide access to treatment and create safe conversations within communities.<\/p>\n

According to data from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, in 2020, more than 18%<\/a> of the Latinx community reported having a mental health condition. Among those, 1 in 4, or more than 24%, were categorized as having a serious mental illness.<\/p>\n

Research available<\/a> on the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention website also showed that 40.3% of Hispanic people experienced symptoms of depression, compared to 25.3% of white people. Latinos also face disparities in access and quality of mental health treatment, according to<\/a> the American Psychiatric Association, which cites language barriers, lack of insurance and “lack of culturally tailored services and culturally competent mental health professionals” among the many contributing factors.<\/p>\n

Stars like Selena Gomez and J Balvin, who have spoken publicly about their struggles with depression and anxiety, have launched their own platforms in hopes of combating the mental health crisis in their communities.<\/p>\n

Balvin recently co-founded OYE, a Spanish\/English wellness app that provides support for those struggling with mental health issues. Gomez, meanwhile, co-founded Wondermind, a startup that aims to give users the tools and resources they need to improve their mental health.<\/p>\n

“There are places where people go when they need help, and it’s unfortunate that they cost ridiculous amounts of money,” Gomez told ABC News in April<\/a>, speaking about what she hopes to achieve with Wondermind. “But [as with] Planned Parenthood, there’s a place for women to feel okay and to feel understood, and I want that for mental health. I think it’s so important and I can’t stress it enough how much I care and how much I really, really want people to be understood, seen and heard.”<\/p>\n

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Jacqueline Garcia is a licensed clinical social worker who creates videos on TikTok under the username @therapylux to promote candid conversations about mental health.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Beyond increasing access to treatment, therapists like Jacqueline Garcia are also working to erase the stigma surrounding mental health among Latinos.<\/p>\n

“Begin these conversations with your family, your loved ones, your friends, and seeing how that language develops in your life,” Garcia, a licensed clinical social worker, said. “Because maybe you come from homes where this wasn’t talked about, it was invalidated.”<\/p>\n

Garcia, who creates videos on TikTok under the username @therapylux, said social media has been helpful in enabling and promoting candid conversations about mental health.<\/p>\n

“There are more Latina creators out there that are talking about their own mental health struggles, that provides more of a connection and safety for other people,” she said.<\/p>\n

One of those Latina creators is Kayla Suarez, who co-hosts the podcast “Teenager Therapy,” through which she shares own mental health struggles.<\/p>\n

“In my house we don’t talk about it like at all,” said Suarez, a teenager herself.<\/p>\n

“I think it’s incredibly important to start talking about mental health,” she added. “To start breaking those generational curses of just like keeping everything bottled in.”<\/p>\n

As discussions surrounding mental health proliferate among Latino communities, so has the rate of people seeking help. According to the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, in 2017, around 8%<\/a> of Hispanic or Latino people in the U.S. received mental health treatment or counseling. That number rose to just under 11% in 2020.<\/p>\n

“It can really just be one person in the family to make a shift in the way that your relatives are viewing things,” Suarez said.<\/p>\n

Karolina Rivas and Laura Machuca Pacheco contributed reporting to this story.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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