The impact of substance abuse and addiction within the Hispanic-Latino community
The American Psychological Association’s Office of Ethic Minority Affairs (OEMA) will host a discussion on the impact of substance abuse and addiction within the Hispanic-Latino community in honor of National Hispanic-Latino Heritage Month.
Carlota Ocampo, PhD, associate provost at Trinity University, will provide background on the definition, prevalence, correlates, risk and protective factors as well as areas of research interest related to substance abuse in Latino/a/Hispanic communities. Milton Fuentes, PsyD, clinical chair at the Chicago School of Professional Psychology, will discuss cultural approaches and concerns for clinical treatment within the Latino population.