Mallory Bateman, Martell Teasley

Recovery is not only possible, it is probable. Seventy percent of people with substance use disorder will remit; however, the odds are not the same for everyone. In the U.S., Black and Latinx people are about half as likely to remit compared to their White counterparts. Additionally, the rate of fatal drug poisonings has decreased among White Americans but has increased among other racial/ethnic groups. These glaring health disparities can be understood and mitigated by confronting the historical role of medical mistrust in minoritized communities, understanding where racial healthcare disparities exist on the care continua, and the implementation of structural competencies that support recovery for all in both clinical and community settings.

Nate Crippes and Adrew Riggle will discuss the rights and responsibilities of public sector agencies in the service of those identified with disabilities. Their presentation will cover public policy advocacy, how public agencies can better serve underrepresented communities, ADA accessibility issues, discrimination among those with disabilities within education settings, and community partnerships that enable individuals with disabilities to live self-determined.

This presentation examines available research literature on the presence of critical race theory in K-12 public education settings. As a systematic approach to examining available research literature on this complex topic, a scoping review was conducted. This method allows the examination of a large volume of research literature. In discussing their interest and approach to the topic, the authors further examine contemporary and future directions of the project.

This presentation explores the unique challenges faced by Latine immigrant communities in accessing mental health and substance use care. It highlights the intersection of immigration status, cultural factors, and systemic barriers that contribute to disparities in care. Participants will gain insight into the specific needs of this population and learn practical strategies for improving service delivery, including advocating for peer support as a culturally responsive service. The session will also focus on how individual providers and agencies can create more inclusive, accessible, and effective support systems for Latine immigrants in need of mental health and substance use services.

This presentation explores the unique challenges faced by Latine immigrant communities in accessing mental health and substance use care. It highlights the intersection of immigration status, cultural factors, and systemic barriers that contribute to disparities in care. Participants will gain insight into the specific needs of this population and learn practical strategies for improving service delivery, including advocating for peer support as a culturally responsive service. The session will also focus on how individual providers and agencies can create more inclusive, accessible, and effective support systems for Latine immigrants in need of mental health and substance use services.

This presentation examines available research literature on the presence of critical race theory in K-12 public education settings. As a systematic approach to examining available research literature on this complex topic, a scoping review was conducted. This method allows the examination of a large volume of research literature. In discussing their interest and approach to the topic, the authors further examine contemporary and future directions of the project.

This presentation explores the unique challenges faced by Latine immigrant communities in accessing mental health and substance use care. It highlights the intersection of immigration status, cultural factors, and systemic barriers that contribute to disparities in care. Participants will gain insight into the specific needs of this population and learn practical strategies for improving service delivery, including advocating for peer support as a culturally responsive service. The session will also focus on how individual providers and agencies can create more inclusive, accessible, and effective support systems for Latine immigrants in need of mental health and substance use services.

Many helpers already know the impacts of colonization and historical trauma on Native American individuals, families, and communities. This session will focus on strengths that have supported Indigenous survival, health, and wellness. Mainstream mental health and substance use treatment does not often translate treatment plans, goals, and interventions into meaningful language or activities for different cultures. This session will help mainstream providers increase their understanding of Native American needs and strengths. Objectives: Attendees of this session will learn some of the behavioral health problems that Native American clients may bring to treatment and some of the gaps in research about this population. Attendees will learn one intervention for viewing wellness in a holistic way. Attendees will participate in an experiential activity to create a holistic wellness plan.

The presenter will discuss adolescent and young adult social and sexual development, particularly the development of female sexual identity and orientation over the life course; and the formation, functioning, and psychobiology of adolescent and adult attachment relationships, with special attention to the health-protective and emotion-regulating functions of these relationships, as well as dynamic systems models of coregulatory processes in such relationships. Further, the presenter will discuss risk factors related to traumatic experiences as well as protective factors that foster health gender identity development and maturation.