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FAMILIAS UNIDAS INAUGURAL CONFERENCE 2026

The Familias Unidas Inaugural Conference is a groundbreaking event bringing together national and international community partners, researchers, and implementation sites committed to advancing family-centered, evidence-based interventions for Hispanic youth and families.

This conference will provide opportunities for networking, shared learning, and meaningful discussion around key areas such as recruitment, implementation, sustainability, challenges, successes, and future directions for collaboration and research development.

Date: October 22–23, 2026
Location: University of Miami, Coral Gables
Event Link: https://events.miami.edu/event/familias-unidas-inaugural-conference-2026

Press Coverage
Highlights (recent publications, press coverage, major awards)

Paper acceptances

  • Lozano A, Weinstein ER, Lee TK, Smith JD, Brown CH and Prado G (2025) Implementation climate and clinic personnel attitudes in primary care towards a mental health and drug use preventive intervention for Hispanic families: preliminary findings. Front. Health Serv. 5:1619869. doi: 10.3389/frhs.2025.1619869
  • Alyssa Lozano, Alejandra Fernandez, C. Aubrey Rhodes, Yannine Estrada, Beck Graefe, Maria I. Tapia, Guillermo Prado. Does Binge-Watching eHealth Intervention Content Impact Outcomes. Journal of Adolescent Health. 2023 October. doi: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2023.05.021.
  • Tapia, M. I., Ocasio, M. A., Estrada, Y., Pantin, H., & Prado, G. (2017). Engaging school mental health professionals to deliver evidence-based interventions to Hispanic families. Health promotion practice, 18(4), 526-533.
  • Tapia, M. I., Schwartz, S. J., Prado, G., Lopez, B., & Pantin, H. (2006). Parent-centered intervention: A practical approach for preventing drug abuse in Hispanic adolescents. Research on Social Work Practice, 16(2), 146-165.
  • Lozano, A., Tapia, M. I., Scott, D., Estrada, Y., Lovan, P., & Prado, G. (2025). Acculturation Impacts on Depressive Symptoms Among Hispanic Sexual Minority Youth and Hispanic Non-sexual Minority Youth. Issues in mental health nursing, 46(2), 189-196.
  • Estrada, Y., Lozano, A., Tapia, M.I., Fernandez, A., Harkness, A., Scott, D., Lee, T.K., Rahman, A., & Prado, G. (2024). Familias con Orgullo: Pilot study of a family intervention for Latinx sexual minority youth to prevent drug use, sexual risk behavior, and depressive symptoms. Prevention Science, 25(7), 1079–1090. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11121-024-01724-4
  • Estrada, Y., Lee, T.K Huang, S., Tapia, M., Velázquez, M.R., Martinez, M.J., Pantin, H., Ocasio, M. A., … Prado, G. (2017). Parent-centered prevention of risky behaviors among Hispanic youths in Florida. American Journal of Public Health, 107(4), 607-613.

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