Cannenta Foundation wishes you a happy new year and look forward to 2023.

Dear friends,

Happy New Year! The launch of the Cannenta Foundation in 2022 has brought great awareness to the needs in our communities. This year we have made a small impact in serving the Hispanic community, but this is just the beginning. Our goal for 2023 is to lead the charge in addressing Latino/a mental health needs in Texas through collaborative conversations, elevating bilingual clinicians, and providing as many one-on-one counseling hours in the client’s native language as our funds can support.

In the past 11 months, $5790 worth of mental health services were provided through financial support and pro bono services. We participated in 16 Community Outreach and Health Fairs in the community, presented at 10 conferences across the state, and provided 13 trainings on how to serve the Hispanic community best.

In 2023, we will be hosting two major events to raise awareness and funds. Our first event is The Latinx/e in Social Work Summit, which will take place on March 4, 2023. The Latinx/e in Social Work Summit is an opportunity for participants to understand the power of stories and the space we take up, the spaces we create and nurture, and the spaces that have yet to exist but are crucial to the growth and development of Latinx social workers, mental health practitioners, executives, and professionals in all industries in this country and beyond.

Contributing authors from New York, the tri-state area, and Dr. Leti from DFW will share their stories through excerpt readings and discussions about how their stories have impacted their work. Participants will be given opportunities to dialog with the authors and are invited to a meet-and-greet book signing event afterward. This event is a pivotal start to more extensive conversations on how we show up and serve the Hispanic community and their mental health in a culturally sensitive way. Participants will receive a copy of the Latinx/e in Social Work, Vol II, book.

Our second event is The Hispanic Mental Health Conference which is scheduled for September 15, 2023. The Hispanic Mental Health Conference will provide opportunities for mental health professionals from across the state to learn how to serve the growing Hispanic community. Sessions will be held in English and Spanish on best practices for mental health professionals and will also provide a track of sessions for the general public to learn more about mental health treatment, understand stigmas, and meet local mental health providers through informative workshops in English and Spanish.

Our keynote speaker is Dr. Ignacio “Nacho” Jarero, the world pioneer in providing EMDR Therapy in a group format, in-person and online, AIP-informed Advance Psychosocial Interventions for Trauma-Exposed Populations, and AIP-informed Treatment Procedures for in-person and remote treatment. Participants will have the opportunity to engage in a friendly chat with Dr. Jarero and attend the book launch of Cannenta Foundation’s Self-Care for Chingonas book.

As Cannenta Foundation continues to grow, we hope we can count on your support to provide healing to our Latino/a community.

Wishing you a wonderful new year.

Lilia Villagran

Board President

Our Progress in 2022

Put it On Your Calendar

To kick off Hispanic Heritage month we are elevating the conversation about the importance of mental health in the Hispanic community. Save the date, September 15, 2023. Details to come! To join us in this conversation, please contact us for sponsorship opportunities.

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