b'26RAPPORT | Notes & NewsAmanda SalernoStudent Runs Boston Marathon for Lucero Latino Mental Health he Boston Marathon is the countrysSalerno, who is herself an LMHP student, feels T oldest marathon and ranks asa personal connection both to the family of the one of the most well-known roadLMHPs namesake, Dr. Cynthia Lucero, andracing events in the world. The race,to the cause. which returned for its 125th running on Monday,Im a Latina. My mothers family is fromOctober 11, 2021, after a cancellation last year,Puerto Rico, Salerno said. It is a big part of my welcomes some of the worlds most elite runners,life and culture. Working with Latinx populations along with a slate of charity runners who earnfeels like home.their bib and a coveted place at the starting line byIn 2019, Salerno traveled as part the Colleges raising money for worthy causes.Service Learning and Immersion Ecuador Fourth year Clinical Psychology PsyD Studentprogram. The five-week intensive is conducted Amanda Salerno ran this years Boston Marathonin coordination with Centro Ecuatoriano to raise funds for the Dr. Cynthia Lucero LatinoNorteamericano (CEN), El Instituto de Mental Health Program (LMHP) at WilliamNeurociencias/Junta de Beneficencia, and La James College.Fundacin Dra. Cynthia Lucero in Guayaquil, Ecuador. Through the trip, Salerno said, I learned about myself and about what I want to do, clinically. Culturally informed training, which teaches a provider about an individuals unique lived experience, culture, language, and traditions, is shown to improve outcomes. Being culturally responsive is about understanding the client and their cultural norms, their cultural background, and what all that means in a clinical setting, said Dr. Mari Carmen Bennasar, assistant professor of Clinical Psychology and director of the Lucero Latino Mental Health Program. By creating culturally responsive practices, providers can assist to reduce long-standing disparities in who can access mental health care. We can better support Lucero Latino Mental Health Program students whileon the 2019 Service Learning Trip to Ecuador.'