Wednesday, November 4, 2009

Conference on Latinos, Faith, Culture, HIV & Mental Health

October 26th, 2009 marked the 3rd Annual Conference on Latinos, Faith, Culture, HIV and Mental Health held at the California Endowment. 

The day long conference addressed issues such HIV/AIDS, suicide among Latinos, alcoholism and depression to name a few. A presentation was provided entitled the "Theology of Sex"which looked at how sex and sexuality was viewed upon through the ages from a religious perspective. 

The highlight of the conference was a release of the preliminary findings of the research project entitled "Voces de Fe y Cultura" which look at how religion and faith influences Latinos and HIV/AIDS. 

For more information, go to our web site at:  www.thewalllasmemorias.org 

What did you think of the conference and some of the workshops?