About LBHI

The Latino Behavioral Health Institute was organized in 1995 and chartered by IRS as a non for profit corporation (501 C3) in May of 1996. LBHI’s Employee Identification Number is 93-1195514. LBHI was organized to enhance human services to difficult to reach populations including ethnic groups, and disadvantaged populations. Its mission is accomplished by providing training, technical assistance and services to these populations. Training is provided via its annual Latino conference which brings families, consumers, provider of service, educators and researchers together to exchange information on behavioral health, health, substance abuse and related social issues. Additionally, training is customized to human service agencies needs in these fields. Technical assistance is provided to government entities, agencies contracting with LBHI for TA in addressing disparities of services to underserved populations. Services are provided at the local level with existing human service programs.

LBHI 18th Annual Latino Conference

Sept. 26-28, 2012
Sheraton Los Angeles Downtown Hotel
711 S. Hope Street, Los Angeles, CA 90017

The 18th annual conference is themed “Advancing Latino Behavioral Health; from Margin to Mainstream”. The conference addresses critical issues of disparity of services to Latinos and integration of health, mental health, and substance abuse. This year’s conference emphasizes developing strategies to achieve a culturally competent workforce necessary to provide efficient and effective services to Latinos. Attending the conference will give you an opportunity to meet others from various parts of the country and to share ideas on innovative services, research and training implementation in meeting health, substance abuse service and mental health needs of the Latino Community. This conference features well known presenters and is on of the nation’s premier Latino conferences addressing issues of Latino mental health substance, abuse and health issues.

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