Mental health care in Latino communities has made strides. Nonprofits that help need city funding.

Nationally, just 36.1% of Latino adults who had a mental illness in 2021 received services, compared to 52.4% of whites, according to a national survey. (stock.adobe.com)

This Hispanic Heritage Month, it’s important we turn our attention to an issue that significantly impacts Latino communities and is often overlooked: mental health. 

Latino community members face significant barriers to accessing mental health resources. Among those barriers are cultural stigmas, language barriers, cost, and a lack of diverse and culturally competent providers to whom they feel connected.