Better Together: Cultivating Inclusion and Engagement with Communities of Color
Learn more about innovative approaches to supporting better outcomes for those who provide care as well as those seeking and receiving behavioral health care in communities of color in New England!
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Day One Agenda
11:00 a.m. Logistical Overview
Maria E. Restrepo-Toro, MS, Co-Director, New England MHTTC
11:05 a.m. Opening Remarks: SAMHSA
Rachel Brase, MPH Regional Behavioral Health Advisor
Substance Abuse Mental Health Services Administration
11:10 a.m. Featured Presentation: An Appreciative Approach to Engagement
Dietra Hawkins, PsyD, Founder and CEO Both & Partners
12:10 p.m. Innovation Spotlight: Addressing Barriers to Cultural Competency in Mental Health Care
Department of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School
Raquelle Mesholam-Gately, PhD, Assistant Professor of Psychology
Lola Nedic, Clinical Research Coordinator
Joey Rodriguez, Clinical Research Assistant
12:25 p.m. Innovation Spotlight: Latine LET(s) Lead Academy
Yamilet Rodriguez-Rohena, 2024 Fellow
Kristine Irizarry, 2021 Fellow
12:55 p.m. Closing Remarks
Janis Tondora, PsyD, Principal Investigator and Co-Director
New England MHTTC
Original Air Date: 5/13/2024