For May's Mental Health Awareness Month:
We met with Dr. Alfonso Mercado to discuss his social justice advocacy work along the U.S. Mexico border.
Dr. Alfonso Mercado is an Associate Professor in the Department of Psychological Science and Department of Psychiatry in the School of Medicine at the University of Texas-Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV) and a Licensed Psychologist. His research focus is on Latino mental health, including immigration, trauma, and multicultural interventions. He is the author of Cultural Competency in Psychological Assessment: Working Effectively with Latinx populations, an Oxford University Press book. Dr. Mercado is the immediate Past-President of the Texas Psychological Association and in 2023 was appointed to the American Psychological Association Advisory Coordinating Committee. In 2021, Dr. Mercado received the American Psychological Association Early Career Psychologist Achievement Award for his research, clinical, and advocacy work with recently immigrated families along the U.S. Mexico border. He has presented his research and clinical experience to U.S. Congress including the U.S. Congressional Hispanic Caucus on the mental health needs of Latino children and families.
Links:
https://twitter.com/Dr_Mercado1
https://www.utrgv.edu/multicultural-clinical-lab/index.htm
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