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SAVE THE DATE
American Society of Hispanic Psychiatry welcomes its members
to the Annual Conference
“Evidence-Based Treatments for Latinos with Schizophrenia,
Mood & Impulse Disorders and ADHD”
Sheraton Waikii
Honolulu Hawaii
MAY 14, 2011
Click here to view flyer.
Click here to view agenda.
Click here to register.
Network to Eliminate Disparities in Behavioral Health Offers a Free Eight-Session Training for Implementing the Latino MultiFamily Group Program in a Local Mental Health Agncy
Dear Colleague:
This is to let you know about an eight-session training for implementing the Latino MultiFamily Group program in a local mental health agency. It is being offered free of charge through the National Network to Eliminate Disparities in Behavioral Health (NNED). NNED is hosting a webinar-assisted telephone conference call to preview the training on Thursday May 5, 2011 from 2-3 pm EDT.
The call will provide an overview of the main activities involved in implementing the Latino MultiFamily Group (MFG) program, an evidence-based program to increase involvement of Spanish-speaking Latino Families in services for adolescent family members with mental health disorders like depression and ADHD. The Latino MFG is based on the well-validated MultiFamily Group program, developed by Dr. William McFarlane at Maine Medical Center.
In controlled research MFG has shown powerful effects for adults with serious mental illnesses, including substantial reductions in re-hospitalization rates and other positive outcomes. It also has been used successfully in adaptations with adolescents and with Spanish-speaking Latino families, including a recently-completed seven-year study for the National Institute of Mental Health. The principal investigator of that study, psychiatrist and Olive View-UCLA Medical Center Chief of Psychiatry, Dr. Alex Kopelowicz, who is also President of the Latino Behavioral Health Institute, will lead the call.
After the call, interested participants can apply to join an NNED Community of Practice (CoP), which will offer eight one-hour webinar sessions covering the basics of implementing the Latino MFG. The CoP also will offer an online discussion forum, materials that can be downloaded, and individualized technical assistance - all free of charge. You can get more information about NNED’s CoP activities by going to:
http://nned.net/index-nned.php/community_practice/_ (http://nned.net/index-nned.php/community_practice/)
The simple application process will be open on May 5-25. The CoP will start on June 6th. For more information go to:
https://www2.gotomeeting.com/register/295529811 (https://www2.gotomeeting.com/register/295529811)
This call and the CoP are only open to NNED Members. To become an NNED Member free of charge, go to: http://nned.net/index-nned.php/join_nned/
(http://nned.net/index-nned.php/join_nned/) .
We look forward to talking with you on May 5. Please feel free to contact Dr. Alex Kopelowicz (akopel@ucla.edu) or myself directly if you have any questions.
Tom Backer
Thomas E. Backer, PhD
President
Human Interaction Research Institute
5435 Balboa Blvd., Suite 115
Encino, CA 91316
www.humaninteract.org
V: 818/386-9137 F: 818/386-9582
XIII Spanish Congress of Psychiatry
Madrid, Spain - October 19-24, 2009
ASHP Presents at XIII Congreso Nacional de Psiquiatria
Dr. Maria Oquendo, President
announces the participation of the American Society of Hispanic Psychiatry
at XIII Congreso Nacional de Psiquiatria, Madrid, Spaid
For Additional information to join this historic event
please review the information at www.Psiquimadrid2009.org.
20 de octubre, martes, 17:30-19:00
SS-02 Gender Differences in Affective & Anxiety Disorders
For additional information,
please call Maria C. Sciancalepore 732-690-4507.
If you are interested in attending this historic event,
please complete the following form - click here -
and fax to 732-851-6446.
NEWS FROM CAMBRIDGE HEALTH ALLIANCE
June 22, 2009 - Margarita Alegría, PhD Honored by the American Psychiatric Association
Cambridge, MA…Cambridge Health Alliance (CHA) announced today that Margarita Alegría, PhD, Director of CHA's Center for Multicultural Mental Health Research, has received the Simon Bolivar Award presented by the American Psychiatric Association (APA).
The Award honors a prominent Hispanic statesman or spokesperson and raises awareness of the problems and goals of Hispanics. Dr. Alegría recently accepted the prize at the APA's 2009 Annual Meeting, held in San Francisco, where she also delivered the Simon Bolivar Lecture, titled "Prevalence, Risk, and Correlates of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder Across Ethnic and Racial Minority Groups in the U.S."
Dr. Alegría has forged an international reputation for her research on disparities in mental health and substance abuse services and her commitment to improving access, equity, and quality of these services for disadvantaged and minority populations. In addition to her leadership role at the Center for Multicultural Mental Health Research, she is a professor of psychology in the Department of Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School. She is currently the principal investigator of two NIMH-funded research studies: the Advanced Center for Mental Health Disparities, which focuses on research to increase the understanding of factors affecting mental health service disparities in Latinos and other minorities, and the National Latino and Asian American Study, a large epidemiological national study.
The mission of the Center for Multicultural Mental Health Research is to generate innovative mental health services research that impacts policy, practice, and service delivery for multicultural populations. The Center's staff is comprised of an interdisciplinary group of psychologists, social policy analysts, health economists, psychiatrists, data analysts, sociologists, and other professionals that assist in the research and analysis of Center projects. For more information: www.multiculturalmentalhealth.org.
Cambridge Health Alliance is an innovative, award-winning health system that provides high quality care in Cambridge, Somerville, and Boston's metro-north communities. It includes three hospital campuses, a network of primary care and specialty practices, the Cambridge Public Health Dept., and the Network Health plan. CHA is a Harvard Medical School teaching affiliate and is also affiliated with Harvard School of Public Health, Harvard School of Dental Medicine, and Tufts University School of Medicine. Visit us online at www.challiance.org. |
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