Substance Abuse & Prevention Strategies for Latino Consumers Friday October 8th, 2010 9:30am*-12pm Henrico Area Mental Health and Developmental Services
Conference Room C
10299 Woodman Rd
Glen Allen, VA 23060
Although there is no simple way to describe the patterns of drug useamong Hispanics, certain patterns have been identified: * Drug use rates among Hispanics 12-17 years old are similar torates among non-Hispanic White counterparts* Hispanic 8th grade students' use came out highest compared toblacks and whites on nearly all classes of drugs (amphetamines being themajor exception).* The higher rates of illicit drug use among younger Hispanicstudents is a serious public health problem because younger age ofinitiation has been associated with greater risk of serious drug abuserelated problems and addiction.* Older Hispanics report lower drug use rates than older non-Hispanic Whites.* U.S.-born Hispanics report higher rates of drug use, abuse, anddependence than Hispanics born outside the U.S. However, research has shown that there are many factors that impactprevention and treatment of substance abuse in the Latino community.Among them are the family context, which has been found to be the mostimportant factor in the development of adolescent drug use. In additionto the family context, the school context is an area of concern forHispanic adolescents because their high rate of school drop-out places them at greater risk for drug use. During this session we will discuss how factors in prevention andtreatment may be similar and different in the Latino community asopposed to the wider community. We will also explore the following questions:
* What do we know about strategies that work to engage Hispanicclients into treatment?* What are some efficacious preventive interventions for Hispanicadolescents * What are some of the current gaps in research among Hispanics?
* We will have light refreshments from 9:30-10:00am
** Colaborando Juntos workshops are FREE and OPEN to anyone interestedin skill building for service providers. Service providers from SocialServices, Public Health, Mental Health, Developmental Services, students, and private sector employees are welcome to attend. REGISTRATION IS FREE- PLEASE CLICK ON THE LINK BELOW TO REGISTER
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MORE UPCOMING EVENTS . . . This year we have prepared a list of events that will allow us to fulfill our mission and meet some of the current needs as communicated to us by you, our clients. Colaborando Juntos will host a series of events the third Friday of each month the topics to be discussed are outlined below:
- November 19 - Annual Conference - Education and Workforce Training, including ESL, Adult Education, College Access and Workforce Development
