Gambling and the Hispanic/Latine Populations: Strategies for Working with Individuals and Families and Community Engagement - Thursday, September 25, 2025
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Time: 10:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. EST
Presenter: Sandra Munier, LICSW, CADC, LADC
Training Description: Research shows that communities of color, including the Latine community, are disproportionately impacted by problem gambling, yet underrepresented in access to prevention, intervention, treatment, recovery supports, and research. For Latine individuals and families, the power of the Collective and Familia are cultural values that drive decision making, trust building, and willingness to engage with individuals outside of their family and community networks. Utilizing an equity lens, this training will create awareness about the culture characteristics amongst Latine individuals and their families, in an effort to improve engagement and partnerships that can promote access to problem gambling prevention, treatment, and recovery programs; increase trauma-informed programming; and address the Structural Determinants of Health (SDOH) and inequities, resulting in increased quality of life.
Learning Objectives:
- Define Latine populations in the US and CT
- Understand common cultural elements, characteristics, and values of Latine individuals and how to incorporate them into program planning and delivery
- Describe the types of gambling in Latine communities
- Describe the Structural Determinants of Health and their impacts on Latine populations, prevention strategies, and engagement opportunities
- Be aware of resources for Latine populations, including additional training and further workforce development opportunities