Pierluigi Mancini, PhD – Pres, Multicultural Development Institute & Board Member, MHA
“It’s difficult enough to be an immigrant. Difficult enough to be a student. Racism, discrimination, bias and prejudice make it worse. It increases feelings of anxiety, depression and suicide thoughts.”
“If you’re not able to access help in a cultural and linguistically appropriate manner, then you’re sentenced to suffer in silence. Culture affects how we view mental illness and other conditions, and a cultural lens needs to be applied to the services provided in order for people to find recovery — and language is the primary barrier to why many immigrants cannot get help.”