Dan Bates / The Herald A woman sits at a welded steel table while another sleeps nearby on a lower bunk in the common area at the Northwest Detention Center. Depression and anxiety are frequently part of the experience as immigrants adjust to a new culture separated from families, social networks and emotional support. Experts say there is a need for mental health services to help Hispanics, whose numbers are increasing because of immigration, including illegal immigration. Begin Part I >> About the series: 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.

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