About the Event
Depression is a multi-level problem and demands a multi-level solution.
Many individuals face barriers to accessing mental health care including provider shortages, time constraints, insurance and stigma related to mental health issues. Immigrants face additional challenges to accessing care as a result of ineligibility for insurance and the dearth of linguistically and culturally concordant healthcare services. A coordinated effort on the part of healthcare providers and community members is critical in order to increase and enhance depression care for Baltimore’s immigrant Latino community, a vital and rapidly growing population. The conference presents an actionable framework for local health systems, community-based organizations and policymakers to use in addressing depression among Latinx communities in and around Baltimore.
*This event is supported by the Leonard & Helen R. Stulman Charitable Foundation and the Johns Hopkins Urban Health Institute.
Keynote Speaker
Roberto Lewis-Fernández MD
Professor of Clinical Psychiatry
Columbia University
Director of the New York State Center of Excellence for Cultural Competence and the Hispanic Treatment Program
Co-Director of the Anxiety Disorder Clinic, at New York State Psychiatric Institute
Panelists
Carmen Alvarez, PhD, CRNP, CNM, FAAN
Associate Professor
Johns Hopkins School of Nursing
Zeke Cohen
Baltimore City Council Member
Kate Farinholt
Executive Director
NAMI Maryland (National Alliance on Mental Illness)
Nicki Sandusky McCann
VP Provider and Payer Transformation
Johns Hopkins Health System
Joshua M. Sharfstein, MD
Professor of the Practice in Health Policy and Management
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Vice Dean for Public Health Practice and Community Engagement
Stephanie Smith
Maryland Delegate
Crista M. Taylor
President and CEO
Behavioral Health System Baltimore
Agenda
- 8 a.m. - Breakfast
- 8:20 a.m. - Opening
- 8:30 a.m. - Keynote speaker – Roberto Lewis-Fernández, Columbia University
- 9:30 a.m. - Video – Mothers & Babies – Marzena Maksym
- 9:45 a.m. - Panel on policy change – the mental health policymaking process to include uninsured Latinos
- 11:00 a.m. - Break
- 11:15 a.m. - Video - Strong Minds – Monica Guerrero Vazquez
- 11:30 a.m. - Panel on programming – best practices for providing mental health care and depression prevention and treatment to marginalized communities
- 12:45 p.m. - Call to action: Action plan, results and best practices
- 1:00 p.m. - Lunch to take away
Registration
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