October 6, 2023

'I was trapped': Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo talks decision to seek treatment for depression

In one of her first interviews since returning to office, Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo discussed seeking treatment for depression and why she feels it's important to talk about mental health.

“I was holding myself back, just because I was too prideful and biased to not recognize that I needed that kind of care,” Hidalgo said in an interview with the Houston Chronicle. “I don't want that for anybody else in the community.”