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How a program to support Latino caregivers may have discovered a new wave of patients


By NATALIA RODRÍGUEZ MEDINA/DEMOCRAT AND CHRONICLE

10 hours ago
Karol Suárez, 41, knows how hard it can be for some people to get the mental-health care they need. Sometimes it even requires family members to lie to their loved ones.
In 2019, Suárez was at a mental health conference to talk about her work as a community health worker or health promoter for the Chicago-based Latino Alzheimer s and Memory Disorders Alliance (LAMDA), which supports Latinos with cognitive diseases like Alzheimer’s and dementia. 
She was washing her hands in the bathroom when a woman approached her and said this was the only place they could talk freely. ....

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