Mental health support and stigma in Latin@ communities plática 

28 May 2025

Join us for a meaningful “plática” on mental health support and stigma in Latin@ communities on Wednesday July 23 at 10 a.m. PT | 11 a.m. MT | 12 p.m. CT | 1 p.m. ET. Led by Gabriela Zapata-Alma, LCSW, CADC, this session will explore factors that contribute to mental health stigma, as well as practical ways to foster open conversations and expand the understanding of mental health support beyond traditional therapy.  

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 Learning objectives 

As a result of participating in this session, participants will: 

  1. Recognize at least two factors that contribute to mental health stigma in Latin@ communities 
  1. Understand at least two ways to approach conversations about mental health and therapy in ways that counteract mental health stigma in Latin@ communities 
  1. Be able to conceptualize mental health support beyond therapy 

About the presenter 

Gabriela Zapata-Alma, LCSW, CADC, is a bilingual and multicultural leader, clinician, educator, and national subject matter expert who serves as the Associate Director at the National Center on Domestic Violence, Trauma, and Mental Health, as well as the Director of the University of Chicago’s Advanced Alcohol and Other Drug Counselor Training Program. She brings 20 years of experience supporting people impacted by structural and interpersonal violence and their traumatic effects through innovative and evidence-based clinical, housing, resource advocacy, peer-led, harm reduction, and HIV-integrated care programs. As a person with lived experience of violence and trauma, Gabriela centers survivor-driven solutions, non-pathologizing approaches, and intergenerational healing in their work. Currently, Gabriela authors best practices, leads national capacity-building efforts, and provides trauma-informed policy consultation. Outside of work, Gabriela deeply values volunteering as a trauma therapist with survivors of political torture and communing in nature with family. 

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This event is supported by Grant Numbers 90EV0525 from the Office of Family Violence Prevention and Services (OFVPS), Family Violence Prevention and Services Act (FVPSA) Program within the Administration for Children and Families, a division of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). Neither the Administration for Children and Families nor any of its components operate, control, are responsible for, or necessarily endorse this website (including, without limitation, its content, technical infrastructure, and policies, and any services or tools provided). The opinions, findings, conclusions, and recommendations expressed are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Administration for Children and Families, OFVPS, FVPSA Program, or HHS.