A high school senior from Immokalee is pushing for better mental health resources for farm workers after his father was killed by Collier County deputies in 2020, during what he describes as a mental health crisis.
“It hurt me a lot because after I lost my dad I basically had nothing left,” Morales Jr. said.
Now 17 and living in Austin, Morales Jr. has transformed his pain into purpose, becoming an activist for farm worker rights and mental health access.
Immokalee teen fighting for farm worker mental health resources
“After I lost my father, I decided to become an activist and to advocate for others,” he said…