Read below for resources and links to learn how to provide support during times of change. Learn about what El Futuro is doing to ensure for continuity of services by clicking here.
Important note: El Futuro is open for an in-person walk-in clinic on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays from 9am-12pm. If you don’t feel safe coming in and are in need of mental health services, please call El Futuro at 919-688-7101 or complete this form and we will call you back.
General Information
- Download Know your Rights Flyers in Spanish and English
- Download a Care Practices Guide from the Latinx Therapist Action Network (LTAN)
- Download SAEM Immigration Advocacy Toolkit
- What to do if arrested or detained in Spanish or English
- Download the Artwork for Printing Your Own Red Cards in Spanish
- Download a document with agencies that provide food, clothes, and financial assistance in Spanish
- Find here a list of organizations and resources available to support Latine mental health in North Carolina in Spanish and English
- Download this flyer in Spanish with detailed information about your rights and suggestions of what to do depending of different situations.
- Download the Health Care Providers and Immigration Enforcement
- Download Emergency Guide for Families in Spanish
- Download the Protecting Families Facing Deportation Toolkit
- Find information about substance use disorders and connect with treatment options in their area. Find local support here
Guided Mental Health Practices
- Mental health during global conflict – Mental Health America
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UCLA Health offers free guided meditations in over 16 languages
- Self Help for Trauma offers free guided Emotional Freedom Technique activities in multiple languages
Family preparedness plans- resources to support families in preparing for potential changes in their family:
- Family Preparedness Plan. This document is intended to be completed by parents with the support of a facilitator.
- Immigration Preparedness Toolkit | Immigrant Legal Resource Center | ILRC
These plans should not be disseminated to parents to complete on their own- they should be completed with the support of a helping person.
Mental Health Training Opportunities
- Training Resources for Resilience™ offers free and low-cost community-oriented, resilience-based crisis response training
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Psychological First Aid/ Primeros Auxilios Psicologicos (PFA):
- Training in English: Psychological First Aid (PFA) Online (nctsn.org)
- Training in Spanish: Primeros Auxilios Psicológicos (nctsn.org)
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Where to Find Support
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Call 988-Free, to receive confidential support over text or on the phone for anyone in crisis. Available in English and Spanish
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DHHS crisis services website near you
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Get an Appointment with El Futuro or see a flyer with our Walk-in clinic information
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Hispanic Federation Mental Health hotline- available in English and Spanish: 844-438-6827.
Alvely Alcántara, LCSW
Rossy C. Garcia, MEd 
Katy Sims, MD 
Everardo Aviles, LCSW, LCAS (Eve)
As a medical anthropologist and social work researcher, Dr. Gulbas’ research embodies interdisciplinarity through the integration of applied theories of health and human development with qualitative and ethnographic methodologies. Her work seeks to understand how people—children, families, and providers—navigate complex sociocultural landscapes in the pursuit of mental health. Most of her work, to date, focuses attention on developing more robust interpretations of suicide risk. With funding from the National Institutes of Mental Health, this body of research has contributed to advancements in theoretical and empirical knowledge of the broader contexts within which youth suicide risk is situated. 
R. Gabriela Barajas-Gonzalez is a developmental psychologist and an assistant professor of Population Health at NYU Grossman School of Medicine. Dr. Barajas-Gonzalez is the principal investigator of a study that examines the impact of immigration-related threat and stress on school communities. She earned a PhD in developmental psychology from Columbia University and hold a BA in human biology from Stanford University. Dr. Barajas-Gonzalez is the daughter of Mexican immigrants and a first gen college student.
Dr. Parra-Cardona is an Associate Professor in the Steve Hicks School of Social Work (SHSSW) at the University of Texas at Austin. At the SHSSW, he serves as Coordinator for Mexico and Latin American initiatives. He also serves as Area Director for Research at the UT Austin Latino Research Institute. Dr. Parra-Cardona’s program of research is focused on the cultural adaptation of evidence-based parenting interventions for low-income Latinx populations in the US and Latin America.
Bianka Reese, PhD, MSPH is a research scientist and program evaluator specializing in adolescent and young adult sexual and reproductive health. Her previous research in the experiences of Latinx LGBTQ+ youth stems from her work as the Research and Evaluation Manager at SHIFT NC (Sexual Initiatives For Teens), where she led largescale evaluations of multilevel, community-based sexual health promotion initiatives and research projects aimed at elevating the voices of diverse youth in North Carolina. Dr. Reese is currently the Senior Research Strategist at Creative Research Solutions, LLC, an award-winning national evaluation, research, and assessment firm.
Tania Connaughton-Espino, MPH is an independent researcher focused on adolescent and young adult sexual and reproductive health. Her interest in the experiences of Latinx LGBTQ+ youth stems from her previous work with SHIFT NC (Sexual Initiatives For Teens), where she led the training and evaluation department, conducted capacity-building workshops for youth serving professionals including on the topic of how to be more affirming of LGBTQ youth, and from her extensive experience working with the Latinx population in NC.
Maru Gonzalez, EdD is an Assistant Professor and Youth Development Specialist in the Department of Agricultural and Human Sciences at North Carolina State University. Her areas of inquiry include youth development with a focus on activism, social justice, and the experiences of LGBTQ+ young people across familial, school, and community contexts. 
Nayeli Y. Chavez-Dueñas, PhD
Hector Y. Adames, PsyD
