![]() We are focused on creating materials and content that help to bridge the gap in knowledge about mental health conditions with the goal of normalizing conversations around mental health in this community. We believe that everyone at risk for mental illnesses and related disorders should receive early and effective interventions based on the unique needs of the individual. Mental Health America (MHA) works at both the national and local levels to raise awareness about mental health. Additionally, the Latinx/Hispanic community faces unique institutional and systemic barriers that may impede access to mental health services, resulting in reduced help-seeking behaviors. This silence compounds the range of experiences that may lead to mental health conditions including immigration, acculturation, trauma, and generational conflicts. ![]() The Latinx/Hispanic community is made up of diverse individuals oftentimes set apart by their country of origin or ancestral history.įor the Latinx/Hispanic community, mental health and mental illness are often stigmatized topics resulting in prolonged suffering in silence. Pew Hispanic Center, April 2009.Scroll to the bottom to find Spanish language materials. A Portrait of Unauthorized Immigrants in the United States. Passel, Unauthorized Immigrant Population: National and State Trends, 2010.] Health Care System: Five Myths that Misinform the American Public. Office of Immigration Statistics, September 2008. Estimates of the Unauthorized Immigrant Population Residing in the United States. Hoefer, Michael, Nancy Rytina, and Bryan C. Trends in Unauthorized Immigration: Undocumented Inflow Now Trails Legal Inflow. Center for American Progress and the Immigration Policy Center, American Immigration Council, January 2010. Raising the Floor for American Workers: The Economic Benefits of Comprehensive Immigration Reform. Another contributing factor may be the decline in the birth rate in Mexico (the birthplace of most undocumented immigrants to the U.S.) from an average of 7 children per family in the 1960s to 2.2 children per family, or just over replacement rate, today. Center for Immigration Studies, July 2009. A Shifting Tide: Recent Trends in the Illegal Immigrant Population. The Pew Hispanic Center’s report is available at: ] Census Bureau’s Current Population Surveys, March 2010 Supplement. Unauthorized Immigrant Population: National and State Trends, 2010. ![]() ![]() How many undocumented immigrants live in the United States?Īs of March 2010, an estimated 11.2 million undocumented immigrants were living in the United States, a figure equivalent to 3.7% of the nation’s population.’ chart=”column” class=”columnchart”]
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