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Meet a TFI Fellow: Jose

My name is Jose and I am a college Fellow from Los Angeles’ The Fellowship Initiative (TFI). As a first generation Mexican-American student, I am aware of the stigma associated with mental illness in the Latino community, especially among males. Throughout my life, I have faced multiple challenges. I am the youngest son of a… View Article Published on - February 3, 2021 5:15 pm Published by -

#WriteOnSarah on Mental Health Awareness Month

It’s up to us to end stigma right at home By: Sarah Vander Schaaff May is Mental Health Awareness Month. And if there’s one aspect of mental illness that I think deserves special attention, it’s the element of “stigma” still clinging to the topic. Why, in 2017, with neuroscience revealing what were once the invisible… View Article Published on - May 26, 2017 4:27 pm Published by - Leave your thoughts