Why Salud?
Salud to normalizing our mental health conversations. If we want to discuss topics like mental health, there's safe, trusting, appropriate & professionally led approaches to help do so in our communities. Email us at hello@saludchicago.com
Why the name "Salud"?
"Salud" means health and cheers when we have a toast in Spanish. We often saw such powerful topics occur in trusting, safe, & welcoming environments. Where we feel recognized, appreciated, listened to & understood. "Salud" applies research & evidence-based approaches to do so within our communities to normalize such topics like mental health. As a Latino male, Dr. Camacho believes that it is even more critical in leading such conversations as a Latino male mental health professional, native to Chicago, & someone who understands the urgency for advocacy & funding of such normalization within the city of Chicago.
Where have Salud Conversations happened so far?
We have formally led conversations in Chicago neighborhoods, college venues & organizations like Blue Cross Blue Shield, Columbia College, Pilsen, Little Village, Logan Square & surrounding communities.
What is the background of Salud's founder?
Dr. Ricardo Camacho is a Latino male psychologist & mental health professional native to Chicago. Graduating from DePaul & Loyola University with B.A., M.Ed., Ed.S., Ed.D. degrees. With a doctorate in education & psychology, Dr. Camacho is a respected consultant for culturally responsible mental health approaches, preventation initiatives, counseling, group therapy, family & community partnerships plus more. Recognizing how schools resemble our communities & city, Dr. Camacho founded Salud to be a catalyst in helping normalize mental health conversations within our Chicago communities. Our mental health conversations deserve better. Salud to normalizing our mental health.
Who Has Supported, Donated & Sponsored Salud So Far?
Blue Cross Blue Shield, After School Matters, Treatment Not Trauma, City of Hope, CIBC, Chicago Therapy Collective, Columbia College Chicago, Big Mich, Pochos, Casa Humilde, Chicago White Sox, Chicago Bears, Bellis & Countless of Chicago Supporters, Businesses & Organizations who support normalizing mental health