So serious is the mental health problem in the United States that, according to the country’s secretary of health and human services, Xavier Becerra, one in four people suffers from a mental health problem among Latino communities.
He assures that the situation is particularly worrying, since culture asks us to be strong.
“You are strong, children do not cry. Fortunately I had a mother who gave me better advice, which I now use constantly in everything I do”… she says.
And he adds: “Prevention is better than cure,” he adds. The mental health problem in the United States is so serious that, according to the country’s secretary of health and human services, Xavier Becerra, one in four people suffers from a problem mental health, among Latino communities.
He assures that the situation is particularly worrying, since culture asks us to be strong.
“You are strong, children do not cry. Fortunately I had a mother who gave me better advice, which I now use constantly in everything I do”… she says. “It is better to prevent than to remedy,” adds Becerra.
And that is precisely what Governor Kathy Hochul intends to do, for which she will include a million-dollar sum of money in this year’s state budget, exclusively to treat the mental health of New Yorkers.
“We will finally lift mental health from the scraps and invest a billion dollars, and I am going to make it happen in the next two weeks, declared the governor of New York.”
The round table was attended by the nation’s second gentleman, Douglas Emhoff, several doctors from SOMOS and other health professionals, it was held precisely to let the governor know exactly where said money should be invested, especially in the youths.
Dr. Ramon Tallaj, from SOMOS, tells us about the increase in mental health cases among young people:
“When they are over 14 years old, many diseases are already appearing, and at 25 years it is practically late, there is so much suicide among young people, with the things that are happening, we have to stop it, and that is why the governor put so many resources , so that we have the tools to change this.”
“We know the effects that the pandemic has caused on adolescents, we know that they have not recovered after being locked up for two years and sometimes alone, consuming only social networks,” said Hochul.
They asked that they call 988 to receive help in Spanish, and information on all available services.
Dr. José Goris, a general medicine doctor, maintains that: “50% of our people have some point of mental health to pay attention to, whether it is depression, anxiety, or the social problems of living in an environment, work problems , rent problems, the prices that make the food impossible.”
Although it sounds repetitive, the authorities ask the Hispanic community to call the number 988 where they will assist you in Spanish and will provide you with the necessary help if you or a family member are facing a mental health problem.
And that is precisely what Governor Kathy Hochul intends to do, for which she will include a million-dollar sum of money in this year’s state budget, exclusively to treat the mental health of New Yorkers.
“We will finally lift mental health from the scraps and invest a billion dollars, and I am going to make it happen in the next two weeks, declared the governor of New York.”
The round table was attended by the nation’s second gentleman, Douglas Emhoff, several doctors from SOMOS and other health professionals, it was held precisely to let the governor know exactly where said money should be invested, especially in the youths.
Dr. Ramon Tallaj, from SOMOS, tells us about the increase in mental health cases among young people:
“When they are over 14 years old, many diseases are already appearing, and at 25 it is practically too lateso much suicide that there is among young people, with the things that are happening, we have to stop it, and that is why the governor put so many resources, so that we have the tools to change this.”
“We know the effects that the pandemic has caused on adolescents, we know that they have not recovered after being locked up for two years and sometimes alone, consuming only social networks,” he said.
They asked that they call 988 to receive help in Spanish, and information on all available services.
Dr. José Goris, a general medicine doctor, maintains that:
“50% of our people have some point of mental health to pay attention to, whether it is depression, whether it is anxiety, whether it is the social problems of living in an environment, work problems, rent problems, the prices that make food impossible .”
Although it sounds repetitive, the authorities ask the Hispanic community to call the number 988 where they will assist you in Spanish and will provide you with the necessary help if you or a family member are facing a mental health problem.
