Brown Bag Research Talk - Armando Vazquez-Ramos
POSTPONED
A Model to Promote Mental Health Services for Immigrants in K-12 Schools, Colleges & Universities
Armando Vazquez-Ramos, MPA, MA
Professor,
CSULB Chicano and Latino Studies
The second Brown Bag Research Talk of Spring 2020 will feature CSULB Professor of Chicano and Latino Studies Armando Vazquez-Ramos presenting "A Model to Promote Mental Health Services for Immigrants in K-12 Schools, Colleges & Universities." The event will take place on Wednesday, March 25, 2020 from 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm at the Centro C.H.A, 1633 Long Beach Blvd., Long Beach CA 90813. Brown Bag Research Talks will be held by the Center twice a semester and will feature the research of Latinx faculty and CSULB faculty conducting research on the health of Latinx communities or health disparities. Please RSVP for this event to Joaquin.Morales-sa@csulb.edu.
The Immigrant Parents Organizing Model offers a strategy to address the psychological crisis affecting the immigrant community, and help educators identify and respond to the emotional and behavioral symptoms that require assistance for immigrant students and parents in K-12 schools, colleges and universities. The proposed model is based on the idea that parents must be engaged in a process of empowerment, in order to thrive and become part of the solution through organizing Immigrant Parent Councils (similar to PTA’s). Thus, creating a safe space for them to participate in the assessment of emotional and psychological problems affecting their families, and the mapping of solutions. The purpose of this initiative is to inform and educate the public regarding the psychological crisis affecting the immigrant population throughout the U.S., due to a pervasive state of fear generated by the Trump administration, targeted acts of violence as the August 3, 2019 El Paso, Texas mass shooting, and the hate-crimes aimed against immigrants, Mexicans and Latinos.
