Eliminating Mental Health and Addiction Disparities in Connecticut and Beyond

Conference Speaker Presentations

Introduction
Rafael Pérez-Escamilla, PhD, CEHDL Director

Inauguration
Thomas Kirk, Jr., PhD, CT Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services Commissioner

Keynote address – Culture? Healthcare Disparities? So what?
Thomas Kirk Jr., PhD, CT Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services Commissioner

Keynote address - Acculturation, Drug Abuse and Mental Disorder in Latino Populations: Current Knowledge, Knowledge Gaps, and Future Directions
Felipe Castro, PhD, MSW, Arizona State University

Examination of alcohol use disorders, health status and health care utilization among whites, blacks and Hispanics in the U.S.
Michie Hesselbrock, PhD, University of Connecticut Health Center

An Evaluation of Behavioral Health Disparities in Connecticut State Inpatient Services
Miriam Delphin, PhD, Yale University

Community Dialogue on Depression
Angela Bermúdez-Millán, MPH, PhD, CEHDL Community Connections Core

DNA-Guided Medicine and Mental illness: Advancing Personalized Healthcare in the Hispanic Population
Gualberto Ruaño, MD, PhD, Hartford Hospital and Genomas

Gender disparities in mental health and addiction
Chair, Marysol Asencio, DrPH, MPH, University of Connecticut

Disparities for Minority Women: Mental Health and Addiction
Frances Ashe-Goins, MPH, RN, Department of Health and Human Services, Washington, DC

Relationship between Substance Abuse and Intimate Partner Violence: Examining the role of Culture, Attitudes, and Attributions
Michelle Williams, PhD, University of Connecticut

Gender and Culturally Responsive Substance Abuse Services: A Look at the Different Risks, Strengths, Pathways and Needs of Adolescent Girls
Alyssa Benedict, MPH, CORE Associates, LLC.

System Cultural Competence as a Strategy for Eliminating Behavioral Health Disparities
Miriam Delphin, PhD, Yale University

The Wellbriety Movement
Don Coyhis, President, White Bison, Inc.

Dame La Mano: A Culturally Informed Treatment of Co-Occurring Disorders with Latinos
Eva Maldonado, PsyD, Yale University

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Funding for this conference was made possible (in part) by 5P20MD001765-04 from the National Center on Minority Health and Health Disparities. The views expressed in written conference materials or publications and by speakers and moderators do not necessarily reflect the official policies of the Department of Health and Human Services; nor does mention by trade names, commercial practices, or organizations imply endorsement by the U.S. Government.

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