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Destigmatizing Mental Health Through YouTube
Armando Ibañez (L) and Arely Araniva (R) in a scene from the YouTube series “Undocumented Tales.”
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A web series that’s a love letter to queer and undocumented communities, with a message about mental health.
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Filmmaker Armando Ibañez felt alone in his struggles with mental health. His web series Undocumented Tales uses storytelling to show that help is out there.
Why it matters: Immigrants make up more than a third of Los Angeles County’s population, and more than 800,000 people in the county have undocumented status.
While L.A. can be a more welcoming place for immigrants and undocumented folks than other cities, experts like Aimee Hilado, a professor of social work at the University of Chicago say newcomers to the U.S. on the whole are “more likely to be at risk for mental health problems like anxiety, depression, trauma and stress related disorders.”
How To LA host Brian De Los Santos recently spoke with Hilado and Ibañez about the fourth and final season Undocumented Tales, which focuses on these issues.
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A Love Letter To The Undocumented Community, With A Message About Mental Health
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