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Cultivating Latiné Youth Wellness

Call for Breakout Session Proposals

Proposals due: January 14th, 2025
Breakout presenters notified: February 24th, 2025

Youth wellness within the Latiné community involves a holistic approach to the overall health and well-being of young individuals, typically 13-25 years old. It integrates key topics such as education and career preparation, mental health and behavioral health, physical health, cognitive differences and disabilities, and gender identity. 

 

At Familias en Acción, we believe in the wisdom of our community to illuminate the complexities and challenges of Latiné youth wellness, as well as a path forward. We are seeking breakout session presentations that showcase research, results, and outcomes of programs, services, advocacy, and community engagement efforts focused on these five key areas impacting Latiné youth health and wellness.

Example topics include:

  • Education and Career Preparation

    • Preparing Latiné Youth for the Workforce

    • Social Determinants of Health: The Role of Education and Employment

    • Bridging Education, Career, and Health Services
       

  • Behavioral & Mental Health

    • Understanding the Impact of Migration on Mental Health 

    • Suicide Prevention, Eating Disorders, Substance Use 

    • Creating Safe Spaces for Latiné Youth to Share Their Stories
       

  • Cognitive Differences & Disabilities

    • Cultural Perspectives on Neurodiversity

    • Identifying and Diagnosing Cognitive Differences 

    • Family Engagement and Advocacy
       

  • Gender Identity & Sexual Orientation

    • Culturally Competent Healthcare for LGBTQ+ Youth

    • Sexual Health Education

    • The Role of Intersectionality in Health Disparities
       

  • Physical Health

    • Cultural Influences on Physical Health

    • Mental Health and Physical Health: The Interconnection

    • Preventive Health – Screenings and Health Education

Breakout sessions will be in-person and 60 minutes in length. 

Please design your proposal for a 60-minute presentation (including any time you would like to allocate to Q&A). We will only consider proposals for presenters who are able to be in-person in Portland, Oregon on May 22, 2025.

To view/ download the questions in a PDF, please click here for English and Spanish.

Why present at our conference?

 

Selected speakers will have the opportunity to:

  • Connect with professionals, advocates, and community members

  • Share best practices, case studies, and research

  • Be part of a growing movement for Latiné health justice

For assistance, please contact Jayden Henderson, j.henderson@familiasenaccion.org.

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