Filipinx Student Wellbeing Conference

2nd Annual Filipinx Student Wellbeing Conference 2023

Saturday, April 29th, 2023, from 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
San Francisco State University, 1600 Holloway Avenue, SF, CA 94132 | Burk Hall & Ethnic Studies-Psychology Buildings

The Filipinx Student Wellbeing Conference (FSWC) is a youth-led, mental wellness conference organized by current and former Buong Loob: Filipinx Student Wellness Internship interns. We aim to create courageous learning spaces for Filipina/o/x and Filipina/o/x American identified high schoolers to discuss topics related to Filipinx cultural values, identity, mental health stigma while centering the student experience. This free event is open to students who:

Identify as Filipina/o/x or Filipina/o/x American
9th/10th/11th/12th grader
Currently enrolled in San Francisco Unified School District. (Students from neighboring districts will be added to a waitlist.

Youth Workshop Facilitators & Volunteers at the 1st Annual Filipinx Student Wellbeing Conference 2022. (Photographed by Michelle Lapitan)

Learn more about our Youth Contingency Internship here.

Registration
Ends on April 22nd, 2023, or until we reach capacity.

Youth

Filipino & Filipina/o/x American identified SFUSD student in 9th-12th grade. Free for youth.

Updated 4/23/23: Registration for Youth Workshops will end on Wednesday, 4/26/23 or when capacity is reached.

Adult Allies

18+ attendees. Workshops tailored for an adult audience. Suggested sliding scale donation for non-chaperones.

Updated 4/23/23: Registration for Adult Ally Workshops has reached capacity.

Adult Ally Event Volunteers

Interested in volunteering for our event? We are seeking a team of Adult Allies to staff our conference. Sign up to be a volunteer today.

Updated 4/23/23: Sign-ups for Adult Ally Volunteers have reached capacity.

Workshops

Workshops are for Filipino, and Filipina/o/x American identified high schoolers in 9th-12th grade. We prioritize registration for high school students currently enrolled in San Francisco Unified School District. Adult Ally attendees are in separate spaces from youth participants and registered for the Adult Ally Workshop Sessions. These adult learning spaces are for service providers, parents, and community leaders passionate about addressing mental health stigma in the Filipinx student community while becoming better allies to support their wellness needs. The Filipinx Student Wellbeing Conference is divided into three sessions: 1) Roots & Soil: Filipino & Filipina/o/x American identity, culture, and finding community 2) Thorns & Blossoms: Navigating academic institutions & tools to support our mental well-being and 3) Sun & Water: Collectivizing our healing and wellness. Youth attendees may choose from three workshops for each session. Adult Allies have one workshop for each session.

Workshop descriptions will be available to registered attendees by Wednesday, April 26th, 2023.

Maraming Salamat to our workshop facilitators & community partners for the 2nd Annual Filipinx Student Wellbeing Conference.

About Us

The Filipinx Student Wellbeing Conference is organized by a "Youth Contingency" composed of past and present interns of the Buong Loob: Filipinx Student Wellness Internship, a youth mental health education program co-sponsored by the Filipino Mental Health Initiative of San Francisco and San Francisco Unified School District's Office of College of Career Readiness.

Students of the Youth Contingency engage in a series of project-based learning activities to determine the wellness needs of SFUSD's Filipinx high school student population, identify culturally responsive mental wellness organizations/practitioners to address those needs, and create humanizing spaces of learning in the form of a conference.

Since January 2023, Youth Contingency Interns have attended weekly online meetings to organize our 2nd annual "Filipinx Student Wellbeing Conference". Students began this work by reflecting on their relationship to mental health, then surveying their immediate community to identify the wellness needs of Filipino/a/x & Filipina/o/x American high schoolers in SFUSD. The conference workshop topics are informed by a Filipinx student interest survey administered at six different SFUSD high school sites and completed by over 40 Filipino & Filipina/o/x American identified students. Learn more about our Youth Contingency Internship here.