Tweet with #SaludTues 10/28/14: What All Latinos Need to Know about Mental Health

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More than 16% of Latino adults experienced a mental illness during the previous year, and communities of color are more likely to lack access to care to meet their behavioral health needs.

This makes mental health awareness important in Latino communities.

Let’s tweet about the education and access Latinos have to mental health and wellness, as well as what cultural barriers Latinos face with addressing mental health issues:

• WHAT: #SaludTues Tweetchat: “Mental Health and Latinos”
• DATE: Tuesday, October 28, 2014
• TIME: Noon CT (1:00 PM ET)
• WHERE: On Twitter with hashtag #SaludTues
• HOST: @SaludToday
• CO-HOSTS: @APApsychiatric @SAMHSAgov

We’ll open the floor to your stories and experiences as we explore:

• Why mental health is important for Latinos
• Cultural and other barriers to mental health treatment
• What campaigns are helping Latinos improve their mental health
• Resources

Be sure to use the hashtag #SaludTues to follow the conversation on Twitter, share your stories and resources.

#SaludTues is a new weekly Tweetchat about Latino health at 12p CST/1p ET every Tuesday and hosted by @SaludToday, the Latino health social media campaign for the team at the Institute for Health Promotion Research (IHPR) at The UT Health Science Center at San Antonio.The IHPR directs several Latino health programs, including Salud America! The RWJF Research Network to Prevent Obesity Among Latino Children, Redes En Acción: The National Latino Cancer Research Network, and Éxito! Latino Cancer Research Leadership Training.