10/10/2026
Today is International Mental Health Day! Mental health is an important part of keeping ourselves and our communities safe, healthy, and happy. Over the decades, gaining support for mental health within the Latino community has continued to destigmatize it. Through the support of activism, care, empathy, and community, we can continue to build access to proper mental health resources, including health, therapeutic, and social resources and services, and continue to create awareness and comfort in supporting and taking care of ourselves and each other.
Visual Description:
A long rectangular serigraph in a landscape orientation. The serigraph is divided into three rectangular sections. The left section depicts the profile of a figure with eyes closed, red lips, and black hair against a light green background. The center section shows two smiling figures standing side by side, the left figure in a hat and dark brown clothing and the right figure in a graduation cap and gown with a mustache against a white background. The right section has black printed text reading “Hazlo (Do it) for Better Mental Health”. Beneath it is a green-and-white circular printed seal with “La Cultura Cura” written in the center.
Esteban Villa (b. 1930, Tulare, CA - d. 2022, Sacramento, CA, USA), Hazlo: Do It for Better Mental Health (Do It: Hazlo por salud mental), 1982, serigraph / serigrafía, N.N. / S.N., National Museum of Mexican Art Permanent Collection, Gift of Carlos Cortéz
