Join us for a session focused on prevention and mental health, where we’ll explore how grief impacts emotional well-being within Hispanic and Latino communities.
This webinar will:
✅ Analyze how grief affects mental health in our communities.
✅ Identify unique cultural and systemic challenges in coping with loss.
✅ Share practical, culturally relevant strategies to support healing and resilience.
Don’t miss this opportunity to deepen your understanding and enhance your ability to support those navigating grief.
SPEAKER
Dr. Hector Colón-Rivera, MD, MBA, MRO
Dr. Colón-Rivera is a distinguished quadruple board-certified adolescent, adult, and addiction psychiatrist of the Pennsylvania medical community. He has broad experience in community-based programs, emphasizing those that help increase access to severe mental illness and substance use disorder treatments.
He is the Medical Director of the Asociación Puertorriqueños en Marcha, Inc. Behavioral Health Program (APM), a non-profit organization dedicated to improving the quality of life of Hispanic communities in the Philadelphia region through direct behavior and substance use disorder services. APM has functions related to education, health, human services, community, foster homes, and economic development.
Dr. Colon Rivera is also an attending physician at the Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic and UPMC through their telemedicine services.
He is a co-founder, volunteer, and member of CrearConSalud.org. This non-profit aims to support and conduct educational, research, and advocacy activities to increase public awareness and action regarding mental health in Puerto Rico and Latinx communities in the United States.
Dr. Colon-Rivera serves as a clinical advisor for the Advisory on Alcohol and Other Drugs Committee for Pennsylvania under Governor Shapiro's administration and the Opioid State Targeted Response Technical Assistance senior advisor in Puerto Rico. His influential role in shaping mental health policies is a reassurance of his dedication and expertise.
He is the Minority Underrepresented representative for the Hispanic Caucus in the Assembly of the American Psychiatric Association (APA) after serving for six years as its president, a member of the Assembly, and the Council on Communication at the APA.
Dr. Colon Rivera's international experience is a testament to his global perspective. He has participated in over 95 national and international presentations/workshops/ writings on substance use and related disorders, social determinants, the technology used to expand mental health treatments, and mental health in adults and adolescents. This extensive involvement demonstrates his commitment to a global understanding of mental health, which is sure to enlighten and inspire.