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Mental health matters, but for many in our community, it’s still a tough conversation. Maria Alfaro, founder of One Paso, is changing that. Inspired by her own journey as a first-gen Salvadoran-American, she created a non-profit dedicated to destigmatizing mental health through culture, education, and healing spaces.

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00:00:00 Cold Open
00:00:20 Intro
00:01:16 Interview Start
00:01:58 What is OnePaso?
00:03:14 Making Sense of a unstable life
00:05:59 Liberated to help others
00:08:34 Paso a Paso to One Paso
00:11:17 Starting community events
00:13:29 Formalizing OnePaso
00:15:06 Envisioning a new safe space
00:16:17 Westchester Country declares OnePaso Day
00:16:53 Culturally Relevant Mental Health Education
00:23:41 Lowering cultural barriers to mental health
00:25:50 Social Determinants of Mental Health
00:28:09 Clarifying mental health language for our communities
00:30:26 Overcoming the older generation’s stigma
00:35:56 Bringing mental health to Yonkers Public Schools
00:39:55 Insights from OnePaso’s Growth
00:43:11 Staying mentally healthy as a leader
00:45:50 How to engage with OnePaso