Mental health

Mixing systemic racism, low wages, unemployment and resulting poverty is a troubling recipe for long-term – in many cases generational – food insecurity. Armed with the knowledge that food insecurity can lead to poor outcomes and impact the community’s overall health and well-being, Black organizations have taken the lead in addressing the multi-layered issue.

Community Safety

Kristen Malaby, a former warehouse worker, has become a key figure in San Bernardino's homeless community, leading clean-ups and advocating for access to healthcare. As a team member of Healthcare in Action, a street medicine team serving more than 400 unhoused individuals, she has helped provide wraparound services and addressing the health challenges faced by this vulnerable population.

The suicide rate for Latino men has increased since 2011 climbing from 5.7 per 100,000 people to an alarming 7.9 per 100,000 in 2021. Cultural expectations prevent Latino men from talking openly about their mental health. Experts call it a silent crisis.

Cambodian and Khmer people remain largely excluded from studies, policy making processes, public messaging, and journalism because of the lack of disaggregated data highlighting their experiences. Erika Mey, born to parents who fled Cambodia during the Khmer Rouge genocide, is working to disaggregate data to understand the realities of Cambodian and Khmer people and to acknowledge their trauma.

La salud mental es una preocupación creciente entre los trabajadores agrícolas de California. Tras la trágica pérdida de su marido, un trabajador agrícola en el Valle de Coachella, Dionisia ha estado luchando por mantener unida a su familia y encontrar apoyo para su salud mental.