HeraldNet: Alone Among Us

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Sharon Salyer and Alejandro Domínguez’s reporting on the mental health challenges faced by Hispanics is part of a health journalism program offered through the Annenberg-California Endowment Health Journalism Fellowships, administered by the University of Southern California Annenberg School for Communication.

Table of contents

I: Alone Among Us (English)
I: Aislados Entre la Multitud (Español)

II: Fear of 'Loco' Label (English)
II: El miedo de ser llamado Loco (Español)

III: Cultures Turn to Traditional Ways to Heal (English)
III: Mezclando Los Dos Mundos (Español)

IV: Mental illness carries stigma among Asian cultures, too (English)
IV: Hispanos no son los únicos (Español)

Mental Health Resources

English
Español

Audio and Video

View a video feature about the Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention center in Tacoma.

View an audio slideshow about the practice of Jorge Ruiz Chacón, a curandero or natural healer.

Listen to Cristina Mendez-Diaz talk about being at the ICE detention center and her struggle with depression.
(Click play button below)

Listen to Jordan Torres talk during his time at Sea Mar's youth treatment center about his battle with drugs and depression.
(Click play button below)

Credits

Learn more about the writers, photographers and editors behind this project.