Latino Mental Health Summit Brings Vital Resources Together
February 15, 2013
The Alverno College graduate program in Community Psychology is hosting a Latino Mental
Health Summit on Saturday, February 23 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. The summit, designed
to lay the groundwork for the ultimate collaboration among mental health practitioners
who serve Latino families in the Greater Milwaukee area, will be held in the Alverno
College Conference Center located at 3400 S. 43rdStreet.
Hector Colón, MS OT, Director of the Milwaukee County Department of Health and Human
Services, will serve as the keynote speaker. “This summit is a great first step in
creating a more supportive and more culturally diverse mental health care system in
Milwaukee County,” Colón said.“I am honored to participate in such an important event.”
The Department of Health and Human Services has worked alongside Alverno faculty and
staff to plan this free, one-day event.
“This is a unique opportunity to bring together mental health providers, clergy, government
officials and health care workers, each who have a deep interest in the mental health
and wellbeing of their constituents, clients,patients and parishioners,” said Sandra
Graham, dean of the Alverno College School of Arts and Sciences and the director of
the college's Community Psychology graduate degree program. “Our aim is to foster
connections between these providers and to create an environment where providers can
share resources, vision and ideas with each other.”
The objectives of the summit are:
to identify mental health resources/support for Latino families
to foster connections among Latino mental health practitioners
to uncover cultural and linguistic competencies
to develop and share a comprehensive listing of mental health providers for Latinos
to foster a multidisciplinary network among clergy, mental health providers and government
officials serving the Latino community
For more information on the summit or to register, contact Julie Borgealt at 414-382-6435.
Published on February 15, 2013 | Categories: Newsroom migrated press release