You probably already know about stigma in the Latino culture.

When I talk about it with my students I always focus on mental health. It is very common for Latino families not to want to be very open when it comes to mental health problems.

They prefer to say that it is something physical.

But today I’ll give you examples of other situations that I have seen recently and useful phrases to use with your patients in these situations.

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