Mental health challenges affect Hispanic and Latino communities across the lifespan, including major depressive episodes in adolescents and anxiety among Latino adults. This page connects what people experience with access to care and outcomes—spotlighting cost, language barriers, stigma, and discrimination that can worsen mental health. We also examine family and faith as common sources of support, plus how acculturation stress can raise depression risk. Toward the end, you’ll see suicide-related trends and where support can be strengthened.
Key Takeaways
- Only 23% of Latinos with depression receive treatment.
- 41% of Latinos with AMI had treatment (2021 NSDUH).
- Latino adults in therapy: 13.5%.
- 67% of Latinos cite cost as barrier to care.
- Language barriers affect 55% of Latino care access.
- Stigma prevents 60% Latinos from seeking help.
- 62% of Latinos prefer family over professionals.
- Acculturation increases depression risk by 30%.
- Family support buffers MH: 70% Latinos rely on it.
- 18.7% of Hispanic or Latino adults aged 18 or older had any mental illness (AMI) in the past year (2020 NSDUH).
- Lifetime prevalence of major depressive disorder among Latinos is 17.6%.
- 34.1% of Latino adolescents aged 12-17 had a major depressive episode in the past year (2021).
- Latino suicide rate: 13.1 per 100,000 (2021).
- Hispanic youth suicide attempt rate: 13.4% (past year).
- Latino males suicide death rate: 18.5 per 100,000.
Latinos face major mental health burdens, but cost, stigma, and language barriers keep many from care.
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Access And Utilization25 stats
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Only 23% of Latinos with depression receive treatment.
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41% of Latinos with AMI had treatment (2021 NSDUH).
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Latino adults in therapy: 13.5%.
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Medication use for mental health in Latinos: 17.2%.
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Latino youth mental health service use: 11.8%.
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Telehealth mental health access for Latinos: 25% increase post-COVID.
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Insured Latinos treatment rate: 35%.
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Uninsured Latinos: 84% no mental health care.
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Primary care mental health for Latinos: 40%.
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School-based services use by Latino students: 8.2%.
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Latino veterans VA mental health: 28% utilization.
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Community clinic use: 15% Latinos.
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ER visits for mental health: 12% Latinos.
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Inpatient psych admissions: 9.5% Latino.
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Latino women therapy: 18.3%.
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Latino men: 9.1% seek counseling.
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Rural Latino access: 50% lower.
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Urban Latino utilization: 22%.
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Spanish-language services: only 15% available.
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Wait times for Latino psych appts: 3x longer.
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Medicaid Latinos mental health claims: 10%.
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Private insurance parity: 20% gap for Latinos.
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Latino elders service use: 7.4%.
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Immigrant Latinos: 5% utilization.
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US-born Latinos: 25% treatment rate.
Interpretation
Access And Utilization Interpretation
Across Access And Utilization, only 23% of Latinos with depression receive treatment and even among those with AMI just 41% get care, showing that despite a 25% post-COVID telehealth increase, overall mental health service use remains relatively low.
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Barriers And Disparities23 stats
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67% of Latinos cite cost as barrier to care.
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Language barriers affect 55% of Latino care access.
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Stigma prevents 60% Latinos from seeking help.
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Discrimination experiences: 45% Latinos report worsening mental health.
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Lack of culturally competent providers: 70% barrier.
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Fear of deportation: 40% undocumented Latinos avoid care.
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Transportation issues: 35% rural Latinos.
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Insurance gaps: 20% Latinos uninsured for MH.
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Provider bias: 50% Latinos experience.
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Work leave barriers: 65% Latinos can't afford time off.
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Childcare conflicts: 30% Latinas.
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Poverty rate correlation: 25% higher MH issues untreated.
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COVID disparities: 2x MH decline in Latinos.
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Machismo culture: 75% men avoid therapy.
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Marianismo stigma for women: 55%.
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Family obligations delay care: 48%.
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Distrust in healthcare: 38% Latinos.
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Shortage of bilingual providers: 80% in some areas.
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Telehealth digital divide: 45% Latinos lack access.
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Legal status barriers: 90% undocumented no care.
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Educational attainment low: 2x less likely treatment.
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Acculturation stress unaddressed: 65%.
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Familismo delays individual care: 52%.
Interpretation
Barriers And Disparities Interpretation
In the Barriers And Disparities landscape, cost and cultural and communication gaps are driving access issues for many Latinos, with 67% citing cost, 70% reporting lack of culturally competent providers, and 55% facing language barriers.
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Prevalence Rates30 stats
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18.7% of Hispanic or Latino adults aged 18 or older had any mental illness (AMI) in the past year (2020 NSDUH).
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Lifetime prevalence of major depressive disorder among Latinos is 17.6%.
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34.1% of Latino adolescents aged 12-17 had a major depressive episode in the past year (2021).
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Anxiety disorders affect 16.8% of Latino adults annually.
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PTSD prevalence among Latinos is 8.3% lifetime.
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13.3% of Latino young adults (18-25) had serious mental illness (SMI).
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Bipolar disorder lifetime prevalence in Latinos: 4.7%.
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Schizophrenia spectrum disorders: 1.2% in Latinos.
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22.4% of Latino adults experienced serious psychological distress.
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OCD affects 2.1% of Latinos annually.
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Eating disorders prevalence in Latinas: 3.8%.
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ADHD in Latino children: 9.5%.
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Autism spectrum in Latinos: 1 in 59 children.
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26% of Latino adults report depressive symptoms.
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Lifetime anxiety disorder: 28.9% among Latinos.
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15.2% of Latinos had AMI with substance use disorder co-occurrence.
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Dysthymia prevalence: 5.1% in Latinos.
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Social phobia: 7.3% annual in Latinos.
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Panic disorder: 5.1% lifetime.
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11.7% of Latino adults had persistent sadness.
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Generalized anxiety disorder: 6.8% in Latinos.
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20.6% of Latino women had depression.
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Latino men depression rate: 12.4%.
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Youth Latino AMI: 29.3%.
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Older Latinos depression: 14.2%.
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16.5% Latinos with co-occurring mental health and SUD.
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Border region Latinos PTSD: 20% higher.
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Immigrant Latinos anxiety: 25%.
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US-born Latinos depression parity with whites.
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10.8% Latino adults with SMI (2021).
Interpretation
Prevalence Rates Interpretation
In the prevalence rates category, mental health concerns affect Latinos at notable levels, including 18.7% of Hispanic or Latino adults reporting any mental illness in the past year and a higher 34.1% of Latino adolescents experiencing a major depressive episode in that same time frame.
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Suicide And Crisis28 stats
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Latino suicide rate: 13.1 per 100,000 (2021).
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Hispanic youth suicide attempt rate: 13.4% (past year).
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Latino males suicide death rate: 18.5 per 100,000.
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25% of Latino youth seriously considered suicide.
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Suicide ideation in Latinos: 11.3% adults.
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Latino veterans suicide rate: 20.2 per 100,000.
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9.8% of Latino high school students attempted suicide.
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Firearm suicides among Latinos: 47% of total suicides.
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Postpartum depression suicide risk in Latinas: 2x higher.
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Latino LGBTQ+ suicide attempt: 40% lifetime.
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Rural Latino suicide rate: 15.4 per 100,000.
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Undocumented Latinos suicide ideation: 18%.
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Latino elders suicide: 10.2 per 100,000.
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2020 spike in Latino suicides: 25% increase.
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Poisoning suicides in Latinos: 28% of methods.
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Hanging/suffocation: 30% Latino suicides.
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Alcohol-involved Latino suicides: 22%.
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Depression-suicide link in Latinos: 60% of cases.
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COVID-19 era Latino suicide attempts: 15% up.
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Border community Latino suicides: 2x rate.
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Latino youth 2-3x more likely to attempt vs. complete.
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14.1% Latino females suicide attempts (HS).
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Latino males ideation: 12.5%.
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911 mental health calls by Latinos: 20% increase.
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Crisis hotline calls from Latinos: 15% of total.
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12.3% of Latinos utilize crisis services.
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Only 33% of Latinos with suicidal ideation seek help.
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Latino suicide deaths: 5,000+ annually.
Interpretation
Suicide And Crisis Interpretation
Latino suicide and crisis risks are significantly elevated, with the Latino suicide rate at 13.1 per 100,000 and 25% of Latino youth seriously considering suicide, alongside 13.4% of Hispanic youth reporting a suicide attempt in the past year.
report visual · Key figures
Barriers to Mental Health Care for Latinos
Large shares of Latinos report cost, language, stigma, and provider-access barriers that reduce care-seeking.
67%
67% of Latinos cite cost as barrier to care.
55%
Language barriers affect 55% of Latino care access.
60%
Stigma prevents 60% Latinos from seeking help.
12%
ER visits for mental health: 12% Latinos.
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Shortage of bilingual providers: 80% in some areas.
Reference
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Catherine Wu. (2026, February 13). Latino Mental Health Statistics. Gitnux. https://gitnux.org/latino-mental-health-statistics
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Catherine Wu. "Latino Mental Health Statistics." Gitnux, 13 Feb 2026, https://gitnux.org/latino-mental-health-statistics.
Chicago
Catherine Wu. 2026. "Latino Mental Health Statistics." Gitnux. https://gitnux.org/latino-mental-health-statistics.
Sources & references
29 datasets cited across this report · attribution is report-level