2024 Annual UNM Rural Psychiatry Virtual Spring Conference - Session 1

FREE! 100% Spanish Speaking (English subtitles) 

The University of New Mexico (UNM), through its Department of Psychiatry, has been developing the Spring Conference on Psychiatry for several years. In 2024, the conference will be jointly coordinated by Psychiatric Medical Association of New Mexico and the Executive Secretary of the Council of Ministers of Health of Central America and Dominican Republic (SE-COMISCA).

The main objective of this conference is to share good practices among Mental Health professionals serving rural communities and minority groups. For the second year in a row, this spring event will be entirely in Spanish (English subtitles).

In the region of the Central American Integration System (SICA), which includes Central America and the Dominican Republic, the definition of Mental Health proposed by the World Health Organization is adopted: “a state of well-being in which the individual realizes his or her abilities, overcomes the normal stresses of life, works productively and fruitfully, and contributes something to his or her community.” The event is called “Focusing on the Strengths of Our Culture: The Mental Health of Our Children and Youth Beyond Borders.“ In which the positive characteristics of the Latino culture that contribute to a healthy mental development, promoting family values and emotional support networks will be highlighted.

This activity will contribute to improving the competencies of professionals by highlighting the positive aspects of Latino culture as elements that contribute to improving and promoting the mental health of Latin Americans both in the U.S. and in their countries of origins.

Learning objectives/outcomes

1. Identify most common mental disorders in Mexico according to currently available statistics.
2. Describe the spectrum of mental health care in Mexico and in the state of Sonora.
3. Analyze the protective and risk factors for mental health in Mexico.

Please note capacity is limited to 300 attendees. Registration does not guarantee participation. Participation is first come first serve.

Please complete registration form below. For additional information please visit the Conference Dashboard.

Thank you
UNM Rural Psychiatry Program