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Self Care as Selfless Act: Mental Health at the Root of Activism (Encore)

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Posted on Oct 21, 2020

 

Activists in the Latinx immigrant community of Los Angeles share what they do to take care of their mental health. The issues these activists work on often impact their personal lives, and people who work in the service of others are particularly at risk of burnout and compassion fatigue. Self-care becomes a “selfless act” when it allows activists to stay healthy and do their work in a sustainable way.

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Featuring:

  • Hector Plascencia, Executive Director, Plascencia Consulting
  • Frances Chinchilla Orellana, Clinical Supervisor and Therapist, AltaMed Behavioral Health Department
  • roque armenta, Associate Director, Power California
  • Maegan Ortiz, Executive Director, Instituto de Educación Popular del Sur de California (IDEPSCA)
  • Evelyn Hernandez, TPS Committee Organizer and Coordinator, Central American Resource Center Los Angeles (CARECEN)

Credits:

  • Writer, Producer, Host: Paulina Velasco

  • Editor: Monica Lopez

  • Voice Over Actor: Mariana Carstens

  • Paulina Velasco’s reporting on “Self Care as Selfless Act: Mental Health at the Root of Activism” was undertaken as a USC Center for Health Journalism 2020 California Fellow.

  • Special thanks to USC Senior Fellow, Catherine Stifter.

Making Contact Staff:

  • Staff Producers: Monica Lopez, Anita Johnson, Salima Hamirani
  • Executive Director: Sonya Green
  • Director of Production Initiatives and Distribution: Lisa Rudman
  • Production Assistant: Emily Rose Thorne

Music Credits:

Blue Dot Sessions

Artist (or album?) is “Skittle”

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  • Elmore Heights
  • Kid Kodi
  • The Yards
  • Copley Beat
  • Greylock
  • Boston Landing
  • Pedalrider

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