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El Paso Adolescent Health Summit with Healthy Futures of Texas & Project Vida

The inaugural El Paso Adolescent Health Summit, in collaboration with Project Vida, is coming to the El Paso region, and registration is now open.

WHAT TO KNOW…

Summit: $25 registration fee for two days, Thursday, June 25, in-person from 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM, and Friday, June 26, virtual programming, from 9:00 AM – 3:00 PM. Breakfast and lunch are included.

**Pre-Summit Workshop is in-person on June 24, 2026, from 9:00 AM – 2:00 PM with a registration fee of $75 (Breakfast and lunch are included)

Attendees will also have the opportunity to earn continuing education credits in multiple disciplines while learning from expert speakers and regional leaders. Educators, counselors, clinicians, social workers, community health workers, advocates, and other youth-serving professionals will come together for meaningful conversations, practical learning, and valuable networking opportunities. Don’t miss this regional gathering designed to connect, equip, and inspire professionals who support young people across the El Paso community.

📅 June 24–26, 2026 (virtual June 26)

📍 Socorro Independent School District – District Service Center (12440 Rojas Drive, El Paso, TX 79928 (June 24-25, in-person)

🎓 Scholarships available - Don’t miss out! See details on our website!

💲Registration Fee: $25

📍Continuing Education Credits: up to 8 hrs total

🎟️ https://hftx.org/elpaso/

SCHEDULE-AT-A-GLANCE:

Pre-Summit Workshop (In Person)

• June 24, 2026

  9:00 AM – 2:00 PM

• Registration: $75 (includes breakfast and lunch)
• Making Change™ Workshop: An interactive simulation where participants step into a real-world school change scenario and experience the challenges, resistance, communication dynamics, and leadership decisions involved in implementing new practices. Separate registration required. Limited to 12 participants.

El Paso Adolescent Health Summit (Hybrid Event) - June 25–26, 2026

• Registration: $25, which includes access to both Summit days and the opportunity to earn up to 8 CE hours.
• June 25 | In Person - 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM
  Breakfast and lunch are included.

June 26 | Virtual Programming - 9:00 AM – 3:00 PM
- Keynote Speaker: Dr. Louis D. Brown of the UTHealth Houston School of Public Health will present Mental Health & Happiness.

KEY SESSIONS:
- June 25 (In-person): Sessions cover topics such as HIV disparities on the border, youth vaping, art as a tool for emotional expression, youth substance use, sex education for adults, healthcare access in El Paso, advocacy, youth suicide, and human trafficking.

• June 26 (Virtual): Sessions focus on community health workers, adolescent consent and confidentiality, period poverty, healthy relationships and teen dating violence, mental health care barriers in Hispanic communities, and the impact of self-harm on adolescents.

REGISTER:
www.hftx.org/elpaso

Whether you work in healthcare, education, behavioral health, social services, or community outreach, this summit is an opportunity to strengthen connections, exchange ideas, and help build healthier futures for young people in the El Paso region.

Contact for questions:
Melanie Chasteen, Sr. Director, Community Engagement
Healthy Futures of Texas
mchasteen@healthyfutures-tx.org

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