Barbara Robles-Ramamurthy

It's very normal for your child to start getting a little more moody and defiant, but if you start seeing drastic changes, their academic performance is declining, they're not spending as much time with family or isolating themselves, those are big red flags.

Barbara Robles-Ramamurthy

In our culture, we don't talk about our feelings. We want to hide our family problems, leave them at home ; nobody needs to know that we are going through a tough situation.

Barbara Robles-Ramamurthy

In the Latino community, we are still very scared of stigma. We don't want anyone to say bad things about us. We don't want people saying' they're crazy' or' they're depressed,'.

Barbara Robles-Ramamurthy

There is a wide variability on what is covered, how much is covered, and people are concerned. Mental health treatment is not usually a once-every-couple-months type of environment, for families struggling to make ends meet, the expenses can pose a real challenge.

Barbara Robles-Ramamurthy

Untreated mental illness in children pose grave consequences to our communities, including high rates of suicide, academic decline and unemployment.

Barbara Robles-Ramamurthy