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And I probably would have had this perspective that I myself could never have a mental illness because, as a Latina, I have to be strong and resilient. I can’t show signs of weakness because that’s not who we are.”  \nSarahi, the 18-year-old Latina quoted here, enrolled in the Latino Service Providers (LSP) Youth Promotor Internship program as a youth promotora (YP) in 2019. Sarahi was interested in psychology because she had seen friends and a family member struggle with mental health. Being a YP helped her overcome the stigma she associated with seeking mental health services:  \nAfter doing this program and learning that … it’s okay to take care of your mental health, I’m defi-  \nnitely more open to seeking mental health services. In fact, I did go to see my school psychologist…. I was so nervous because I didn’t know if my friends were going to see me…. But at that moment I thought … that my mental health is more important than what people think about me…. This just really highlights how I’m more open to accessing the resources that I need.  \nSARAH UNDERWOOD, MPH, is an evaluation consultant in Sonoma County, CA, who led the evaluation of Latino Service Providers. Her research interests lieat the intersection of social justice and community health and well-being.  \nHEATHER DIAZ, DrPH, MPH, is a professor of public health at Sacramento State University and evaluation consultant of the California Reducing Disparities Project. She researches projects focused on the health of Latinx communities in California.  \nSTEPHANIE MANIERI, MS, is executive director at Latino Service Providers in Sonoma County. She participated in the development of LSP’s evaluation plan. MAGALLI LARQUÉ, MPH, is director of programs at Latino Service Providers.  \nAs Sarahi moved into the YP Internship program’s second tier in 2020, LSP partnered with a mental health service provider to offer five free therapy sessions to any YP who wanted them. Sarahi took advantage of this opportunity and then continued to work with the therapist on her own. She noted that one reason Latinx people might not seek mental health services is that“they just feel like there isn’t someone there for them.  \nongoing mental health disparities (Sonoma County Behavioral Health Division, 2020) . Compounding and overlapping traumas in Sonoma County—police brutality toward people of color, historic wildfires, a major flood, the COVID-19 pandemic, and economic and political instability—have complicated and exacerbated mental health distress and disparities.  \nIt’s a lot different speaking with someone who is White Program Purpose and Description as opposed to someone who is Latino or Hispanic Funded by the Office of Health Equity, California and from a very similar cultural background.” Sarahi Department of Public Health, under the California said that the YP program opened her up to careers in Reducing Health Disparities project, the YP Internship mental health,“like being a community health worker, program was designed using the promotores dea social worker, a clinical psychologist, all those kinds salud model. This term is Spanish for “community of different careers to help a community.” health workers,” referring to lay health workers who  \nSarahi’s experiences as a YP showcase how provide outreach and services in Spanish-speaking youth-serving organizations like LSP can design communities (Centers for Disease Control and culturally responsive out-of-school time (OST) Prevention, 2019) . 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