Breaking the Mental Health Stigma in the Latino Community with Maria Luisa Case & Jose Nungary

About this episode

This episode discusses breaking the mental health stigma in the Latino community through open dialogue and support.

Have you ever felt like mental health struggles were something you had to keep quiet about? For many Latino families, conversations about mental health are still surrounded by stigma, silence, and misunderstanding. This episode opens an honest and heartfelt dialogue about what happens when we choose to speak up, seek support, and create community around challenges that many families experience but rarely discuss. Tune in to this new episode of Amiga, Handle Your Shit , as Jackie hosts a powerful live conversation about mental health in the Latino community with Maria Luisa, founder of Compassion, a nonprofit dedicated to advancing mental health awareness and culturally responsive support for families. Maria Luisa shares her deeply personal journey after her mother was diagnosed with schizophrenia, the challenges her family faced navigating stigma and lack of resources, and how those experiences inspired her to build a community-focused organization helping others find education, support, and hope. Together, they discuss the importance of breaking cultural silence, finding community, and recognizing that healing becomes possible when families no longer face these struggles alone…

People in this episode

Host: Jacqueline Tapia

Guest: Maria Luisa Case

Topics covered

• mental health
• Latino community
• stigma
• support
• community
• cultural awareness

Keywords

• mental health
• Latino families
• stigma
• support
• community
• cultural responsiveness
• education
• healing

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Compassion, KOMPASHION

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