Season 5 Normalizing Conversaciones About Mental Health Among First-Generation, Latinx Students

In today’s episode, we dive into the conversaciones (conversations) surrounding mental health amongst Hispanic/Latinx families. We will inform individuals of the challenges Latinx students face in terms of mental health while in higher education and address some of the issues they face. These topics include addressing the language barrier, transitioning into undergraduate school, machismo (toxic masculinity) and more. 

Host: Paola Torres (she/her/ella) Mexican - currently a Graduate Community Director at Clemson University.

Guest: 
Maricruz Santander (she/her/hers) Mexican - College Advisor at USC College Advising CORE, in which you advise underrepresented students in and through the college application process.

Raul Garcia Anderson (he/him/his) Guatemalan - Undergraduate at California State University Fullerton, currently a Research Assistant at Resilience Family Program, focuses on implementing mindful parenting with head start parents and parents from homeless shelters

Resources:
Latinos Talk (Mitu)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Pp-GhbpGcg 
Latinx/Hispanic Communities And Mental Health
https://www.mhanational.org/issues/latinxhispanic-communities-and-mental-health 
Latinx/Hispanic (NAMI) National Alliance to Mental Health
https://www.nami.org/Your-Journey/Identity-and-Cultural-Dimensions/Hispanic-Latinx
Additional Resources:
Instagram: @what.is.mental.illness, @latinxtherapy, @theraphyforlatinx