Finding Hope: Woman hosts online forums to break mental health stigmas

Finding Hope: Woman hosts online forums to break mental health stigmas

LOCAL WOMAN ISUSING SOCIAL MEDIATO RAISEAWARENESS ABOUTMENTAL HEALTH... INTHE SPANISHSPEAKINGCOMMUNITY.OUR RICARDOCORONADO SHARESHOW IN TODAY'SFINDING HOPE.YANIRA CORVERAVOLUNTEERS FOR ALOCAL SPANISHSPEAKING RADIOSTATION.SHE USES SOCIALMEDIA TO BREAK THESTIGMA AROUNDMENTAL HEALTH."IN OUR COMMUNITYIS TABOO.

WE DON'TTALK ABOUT IT.

WETHINK LIKE IF YOUREACH OUT TO APHYSIOLOGIST OR AFAMILY COUNSELOR,THERE'S SOMETHINGWRONG WITH YOU."CORVERA HOSTSONLINE FORUMS... TOCONNECTEDUCATORS WITHSPANISH SPEAKINGFAMILIES IN THETREASURE VALLEY,LAST MONTH, SHEBROUGHT IN ACANYON COUNTYSCHOOLCOUNSELOR... TOOFFER TIPS FORFAMILIES WHOSECHILDREN ARESTRESSED ORANXIOUS ABOUTTHEIR STUDIESDURING THEPANDEMIC."HOW IT'S AFFECTINGTHE KIDS, BEINGMORE STRESSED.

SOIT WAS JUST MAKINGPARENTS MOREAWARE OF AND HOWTO TEACH THEIR KIDSSINCE THEY'RELITTLE TO IDENTIFYTHEIR EMOTIONS."THE COUNSELOR,CRISTINA MEDRANO,GAVE A FAMILIES ARESOURCE TOPRACTICE WITHTHEIR KIDS."I USED THE ZONESOF REGULATION.

IT'SA CURRICULUM IDIDN'T CREATE IT,BUT IT'S VERYPOPULAR IT HELPSKIDS EXPRESS THEIREMOTIONS THROUGHCOLOR."YANIRA SAYS THESEONLINE FORUMS AREONLY THEBEGINNING.SHE HOPES TOCOLLABORATE WITHMORE COMMUNITYMEMBERS TO LETHISPANIC FAMILIESKNOW ABOUT THEDIFFERENT TYPES OFSERVICES THAT AREAVAILABLE IN THETREASURE VALLEY."TO (LET) OURCOMMUNITYUNDERSTAND THATIT'S OKAY TO GOTHROUGHSTRUGGLES T'S OKAYTO HAVE YOURDOUBTS AND ALSOTO REACH OUT FORHELP."