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Advancing the Role of Community Health Workers in Youth Suicide Prevention

Department and Center Event

Fourth Term Graduate Seminar in Injury Research and Policy: Suicide Prevention

Monday, April 28, 2025, 12:10 p.m. - 1:20 p.m. ET
Location
Zoom
Online
Add to Calendar 15 jhu-bsph-322576 Advancing the Role of Community Health Workers in Youth Suicide Prevention

Dr. Alvarez will discuss approaches to integrating Community Health Workers (CHWs) and other lay health providers into interventions to prevent youth suicide.



For more information, visit the event page:
https://publichealth.jhu.edu/node/322576.

Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
2025-04-28 16:10 2025-04-28 17:20 UTC use-title Location Zoom

Dr. Alvarez will discuss approaches to integrating Community Health Workers (CHWs) and other lay health providers into interventions to prevent youth suicide, including culturally responsive models focused on family systems. She will describe findings from an ongoing study of a CHW-led caregiver intervention delivered in pediatric primary care settings to Spanish-speaking Latine families.

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Kiara Alvarez

Kiara Alvarez, PhD

Assistant Professor
Department of Health, Behavior, and Society
School of Medicine (joint)