Legislative Briefing: Challenges & Solutions to Mental Health Services for Latinos/as

AGENDA
Wednesday, September 30, 2015
2:00 PM – 3:30 PM
Capitol building, room 126
Sacramento, CA

Welcome and Introductions:
2:00 pm        
Moderator:     Sergio Aguilar-Gaxiola, MD, PhD,
Director, Center for Reducing Health Disparities, UC Davis

Presentations:
2:05 pm         
OVERVIEW OF THE CALIFORNIA REDUCING DISPARITIES PROJECT LATINO REPORT         

Sergio Aguilar-Gaxiola, MD, PhD,
Director, Center for Reducing Health Disparities, UC Davis School of Medicine

2:20 pm         
CALIFORNIA ESTIMATED NEED FOR MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES FOR LATINO/AS AND THE TREATMENT GAP
Henry Villanueva, EdD,
Manager, Quality Assurance, Ventura County Behavioral Health

2:30 pm        
COMMUNITY-DEFINED SOLUTIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS TO TREATMENT GAP
Rachel Guerrero, Retired,
Chief of the Office of Multicultural Services at the California Department of Mental Health; Principal, Guerrero Consulting

2:45 pm         
LATINA ADOLESCENT SUICIDE
Luis García, PsyD,
Vice President of Latino Services, Pacific Clinics

3:00 pm         
NEXT STEPS
Refujio “Cuco” Rodriguez,
MHSA Division Chief, Ethnic Services Manager, Department of Alcohol, Drug and Mental Health Services, County of Santa Barbara

Richard Zaldivar,
President and Founder, The Wall Las Memorias Project

3:10 pm       
Comments, Questions & Answers

3:30 pm        
Adjourn

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Assistance for this briefing provided by
California Latino Legislative Caucus
UC Davis Center for Reducing Health Disparities
California Program on Access to Care
UC Berkeley School of Public Health
UC Davis Capitol Speaker Series