In our "La Cultura Cura" designs, we convey the message that the culture is a powerful resource and the vaccine keeps us safe. This image was posted on Facebook by our partners, the National Latino Behavioral Health Association (NLBHA), in February. It has since engaged over 35K persons and has over 2.5K likes.

In our "La Cultura Cura" designs, we convey the message that the culture is a powerful resource and the vaccine keeps us safe. This collage features images of recognizable objects, places, and persons.

Cover plage of the Frontera Resiliency Project list. We use YouTube for posting. Community Health Workers then call a list of 500 constituents, tell them about the video, and text them the direct YouTube link. 

One of the videos in the Frontera Resiliency Project. We use YouTube for posting. Community Health Workers then call a list of 500 constituents, tell them about the video, and text them the direct YouTube link. 

One of the videos in the Frontera Resiliency Project. We use YouTube for posting. Community Health Workers then call a list of 500 constituents, tell them about the video, and text them the direct YouTube link. 

Community activists are especially vulnerable during pandemic times. MYC was asked to organize this dialogue for individuals who work for social justice in El Paso.  The group is facilitated by Elizabeth Robles, LPC, CT, who is MYC's Clinical Director.

One of the posts we've shared on Facebook. In our "La Cultura Cura" designs, we convey the message that the culture is a powerful resource and the vaccine keeps us safe. 

One of the posts we've shared on Facebook. In our "La Cultura Cura" designs, we convey the message that the culture is a powerful resource and the vaccine keeps us safe. This one features a beautiful alpaca who lives in El Paso's Lower Valley.

Our most recent video which has not yet been fully released.  With our partner, Familias Triunfadoras, we organized a video shoot in the historic San Elizario placita, with 15 community residents.  We use YouTube for posting. Community Health Workers then call a list of 500 constituents, tell them about the video, and text them the direct YouTube link. 

A video which features the Spanish transltion of our first video. We highlight the power of our relationships as a fortress during difficult times. We use YouTube for posting. Community Health Workers then call a list of 500 constituents, tell them about the video, and text them the direct YouTube link. 

Helping families have discussions about important end-of-life decisions is the focus of our next workshop. It is currently under development. This half-day session will include legal matters, medical considerations, and a presentation on how loss can be the end or the beginning of a new life for family members. 

Seventeen clinicians answered the call to serve the community by identifying a critical topic creating a presentation, and delivering classes. Over 450 persons learned about topics ranging from Dysfunctional Families to Online Cyber Safety for Teens to OCD to Anger Management. 2016 - Present

Vicarious trauma is like second-hand smoke ... it impacts professionals and caregivers who are exposed--on a daily basis--to the suffering of others. We invited Jerry Tello, a nationally-recognized clinician, to provide health care professionals, students as well as legal professionals with some coping techniques for their workplace stress.

MYC Institute brings a deep understanding of cultural issues to every session designed. This image is from the notes on a panel presentation to over 100 Mexican American women. Six Clinicians and one Indigenous Healer shared their expertise and wisdom with the audience of women of all ages and many backgrounds.

In a partnership with Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center - Lubbock, MYC Institute coordinates a clinical rotation in behavioral health for Physician Assistant Clerks. Led by Luis Guerra, MD, as Medical Director, this program is ongoing and will expose PA students to the experience of intense interpersonal communication which takes place in the behavioral health field. This will deepen their understanding of factors which either contribute to successful recovery or form the basis of chronic disease.

Vicarious Trauma has a major impact on law enforcement personnel. Shown here is Rhonda M. Russ, LPC, LSOTP, LCDCI, a former police officer who became a Licensed Professional Counselor. She was one of the MYC Institute team members who helped train 260 personnel from the  El Paso County Sheriff's Department in 2016. 

Educating health care professionals about the unique aspects of assessing, diagnosing and treating transgender people was the topic of a collaborative effort between MYC Institute, the office of Senator Jose Rodriguez, and Equality Texas,  a statewide political advocacy organization in Texas that advocates for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender rights, including same-sex marriage. This event was held at the Paul L. Foster School of Medicine in 2015. The session will be updated and repeated in 2018.

Unfortunately, El Paso is the site of very serious human trafficking activity. We collaborated with the FBI, Department of Labor Texas Tech Health Sciences Center, the El Paso Community Supervision & Corrections Department, UTEP and the Center of Hope to put together a half-day workshop to educate healthcare professionals on how to identify and help victims of trafficking. 2014

El Paso is home to extraordinarily gifted healers. Here, Dr. Ogechika Alozie, MD, an infectious disease specialist and Chief Informatics Officer at Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center - El Paso, educates an audience of medical and nursing students, social workers, Licensed Professional Counselors, Community Health Workers, and others about the prevalence and treatment of Hepatitis C in El Paso County. This was at the MYC Institute's HCV Conference, another collaboration between MYC and local academic and public health organizations. 

The American Academy of Nursing developed a program to assist health care professionals assess diagnose and treat veterans. MYC Institute collaborated with the Veterans Administration to bring the training to El Paso. 2014

MYC's first and second conferences were groundbreaking events in highlighting integrative health care approaches and advocating for interdisciplinary collaboration between physicians, nurses, pharmacists, social workers and behavioral health professionals. These were held in 2012 and 2013.

Access to information in forms that are effective is a goal of all MYC programs. El Paso is a hybrid community with a mix of digitally-savvy groups as well as many individuals and families who lack access to computers or high-speed Internet. In fact, 30% of El Pasoans lack Internet access. With that in mind, we had volunteers compile a directory of all the Behavioral  Health resources which we gave to attendees of the 64 Days sessions. Over 300 directories (in English and Spanish) were distributed to the community.