Esmy Jimenez
The Seattle Times
Seattle, WA, United States
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Past articles by Esmy:
Trying therapy for the first time? Here’s what to expect
What to know for your first appointment, and how to decipher different therapeutic styles. → Read More
A first-in-the-nation 988 line for Native people goes live in WA
Starting Nov. 10, Washington state residents have access to a 988 option that connects them to a Native counselor. → Read More
How WA’s mental health ranking compares with the rest of the U.S.
A new report ranks states by factors including prevalence of mental illness and access to mental health care. → Read More
Seattle haze lingers over the weekend; what to expect this week
Heads up Seattleites: If you’re outside on this hazy Sunday, you’re inhaling the equivalent of 1.1 cigarettes. → Read More
What role should police play in mental health calls? Seattle has small, limited crisis staff
People's encounters with the mental health crisis response system frequently begin with police. Should they? → Read More
Two men dead after trench collapse in Shoreline, fire officials say
Two workers were trapped after a tunnel collapsed in Shoreline early Monday afternoon. → Read More
A new crisis hotline, 988, is coming this summer. Is Washington ready?
The stakes for the new 988 hotline are high: “We run the risk of losing the trust of the public by not being prepared,” one mental health expert says. → Read More
Eleanor Owen, mental health champion in Washington and co-founder of NAMI, dies at 101
Eleanor Owen, a fierce advocate in the world of mental health policy, died at the age of 101 at her home in Seattle. → Read More
Misinformation could be behind trailing youth vaccinations in WA
Youth ages 12 to 17 years old are lagging behind when it comes to COVID-19 vaccinations. According to data from the Washington State Department of Health, the majority of eligible youth are not vaccinated so far. → Read More
Misinformation could be behind trailing youth vaccinations in WA
Youth ages 12 to 17 years old are lagging behind when it comes to COVID-19 vaccinations. According to data from the Washington State Department of Health, the majority of eligible youth are not vaccinated so far. → Read More
WA issues new protections for outdoor workers following extreme heat wave
New emergency rules from the Washington State Department of Labor and Industries will soon require employers to provide shade from the sun and breaks for outdoor workers to cool down. → Read More
Tech finally gets a path toward an entrepreneur program. Could Seattle benefit?
It’s not a start-up visa. But it’s the closest thing to it yet. → Read More
The last immigrant youth jail in the country moves to end contract with ICE
One of the last detention centers in the U.S. to hold undocumented immigrant youth wants to end its contract with ICE. → Read More
A freezer breaks, and a mad scramble ensues to vaccinate hundreds of Seattleites overnight
A freezer malfunction at Kaiser Permanente on Thursday led to an impromptu effort to vaccinate folks who could show up in the middle of the night. → Read More
Inauguration Day in Seattle closes with protests and police
Inauguration Day in Seattle was marked with a protest Wednesday evening that began at Occidental Park and ended up in x. Demonstrators in black bloc said they were there to protest U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement which they tied back to the movement for racial equity and police reform. → Read More
New to Spokane, she avoids speaking Spanish. It's become that tense
"I don't know if they just don't like me because I'm brown or if they just don't like me because I'm new here." → Read More
'No masking, no checks.' This doctor shares her experience in Covid-safe New Zealand
This story is part of a series of first-person narratives documenting this moment in history, from the pandemic to the protests for racial equality. → Read More
New documents showed Border Protection stopped up to 250 Iranian Americans back in January
Last January, 277 people, many of them U.S. citizens or permanent residents with Iranian heritage or ties to the Middle East, were stopped by border agents, records obtained by the Council for American Islamic Relations in Washington and the Northwest Immigrant Rights Project found. → Read More
Seattleites are preparing for post-election unknowns in their own ways
With an uncertain Election Day outcome on the horizon, Seattleites say they are preparing for any and everything. → Read More
Second guard tests positive for Covid-19 at Tacoma’s immigrant detention center
After advocates sound the alarm that another guard at the Northwest ICE Processing Center has tested positive, court records confirm the finding -- it’s the second case in about a month. → Read More