The center’s initiative to support mental health within the Hispanic community originally began eight years ago, with a program called ALMA, which focused on women’s mental health issues. A few years in, the center began seeing a need in local Hispanic men, as well. Canales said that Hispanic men make up a particularly vulnerable population, facing both gender and race-based pressure to internalize their mental health challenges. There’s a stigma about seeking the help for mental health.” “Winter is pretty hard for the Hispanic community,” Canales said.