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From YouTube: Your Mental Health Matters
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Hear from a panel of representatives from organization providing mental health services.
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Community-University Health Care Center: https://cuhcc.umn.edu/
Minnesota Peacebuilding Leadership Institute: https://www.mnpeace.org/
A
Hello,
my
name
is
Damon
Chaplin
and
I'm.
The
health
commissioner,
with
the
Minneapolis
Health
Department,
I'm,
glad
you're
here
to
join
us.
Today.
We
are
going
to
be
discussing
the
mayor's
mental
health
awareness
month
and
we
will
be
discussing
the
impacts
of
stress
on
the
individuals
and
communities,
particularly
our
bipart
communities,
and
we
will
be
talking
about
this
idea
or
theory
that
we
refer
to
as
weathering,
which
is
the
cumulative
impact
of
racism
on
the
person
over
a
period
of
time.
A
C
So
weathering
is
a
concept.
That's
been
proposed
and
researched
by
Dr
Arlene
geronimus
she's,
a
public
health
researcher
at
University
of
Michigan,
and
what
she
has
found
is
that
the
communities
from
bipod
communities
and
underrepresented
communities,
the
everyday
stress
that
they
experience,
impacts
their
health
and
wellness
and
that
accounts
for
their
chronic
health
conditions
and
lowered
mortality
rate
or
increased
mortality
rate.
You
know
more
so
than
genetics
or
lifestyle
choices
like
diet
and
exercise.
B
For
over
13
years
now,
at
Minnesota
peace
building,
we've
been
doing
professional
development
and
Community
Education
trainings
Public
Health
trainings
around
both
individual
and
Collective
trauma.
So
when
I
learned
about
this
weathering,
Theory
I
was
like
you
know,
we
didn't
call
it
weathering
Theory,
but
that's
essentially
what
it
is.
B
This
idea
that
particularly
communities
of
color
that
have
experienced
structural
traumas
and
historical
traumas
and
cultural
traumas
as
well
as
other
kinds
of
trauma
and
stress
that
when
that
trauma
remains
unhealed
it,
unless
there
are
deliberate
things
that
are
done
both
for
as
individuals
and
communities
it
the
trauma
doesn't
go
away.
It
is
in
our
bodies
and
our
brains.
B
So
it's
this
this
idea
of
of
us
being
aware
care
of
it
and
being
able
to
name
it.
So
the
communities
that
we
have
worked
with
are
about
a
third
of
the
folks
that
come
to
our
Community
Education
trainings
are
from
bipod
communities
and
the
others
are
from
White
communities
and
to
learn
this
information
and
then
have
discussions
together
about
it.
Yeah.
A
That's
important
and
you
know,
diagnosis
determines
treatment
right,
so
when
you
say
naming
it,
it's
important
to
put
a
name
to
it,
and
so
we're
quickly
approaching
the
anniversary
of
Mr,
Floyd's,
murder
and
so
I'd
love
to
get
both
of
your
feedback,
or
you
know
how
you
feel
this
has
probably
impacted
the
community
here
in
Minneapolis
and
things
that
they
could
potentially
do
to
help
begin.
This
process
of
healing.
C
I
think
you
know,
communities
continue
to
see
shootings
and
other
traumas
that
happen
in
the
community,
which
then
people
continue
to
get
triggered.
You
know
activates
a
fight-or-flight
response,
so
just
being
on
all
the
time
you
know
our
cortisol
is
getting
released
and
so
that
weather's
down
the
body
it
really
wears
down
the
body
in
terms
of
the
heart
in
terms
of
the
arteries
and
even
really
at
a
cellular
level.
C
So
so
there's
impact
from
that.
I've
had
clients
that
talk
about
wanting
to
maybe
move
out
of
the
city
because
they
don't
feel
safe,
but
then
fearing
going
to
the
suburbs
and
am
I
going
to
be
discriminated
against
there.
You
know
so
like
there's
that
that
carries.
You
know
family
members.
You
know
parents
that
worry
about
their
kids,
going
to
school,
just
the
neighborhoods
and
even
like
kids
playing
in
the
neighborhoods.
A
B
B
B
They
were
there
and
then,
when
covid
took
over
our
lives,
it
was
like
it
just
exacerbated
that
and
then,
when
Mr
Floyd
was
murdered,
it
was
just
like
a
big
rock
hit,
the
the
surface
of
the
water
and
had
this
incredible
ripple
effect.
So,
interestingly,
beef
right
before
kovid
happened.
When
we
started
Sheltering
in
place,
we
were
actually
scheduled
to
do
a
single
day.
Trauma
awareness
and
resilience.
B
Training
in
the
can
do
neighborhood,
just
a
less
than
a
block
from
where
Mr
Floyd
was
murdered
and
we
were
working
with
the
folks
there
to
do
this
training
and
then
that
that
ended
because
of
covid.
But
since
that
time
we
have
been
asked
by
the
leaders
of
that
Community
to
come
back
and
do
some
trainings
and
some
events
with
them
so
that
people
have
a
space.
They
have
the
language
to
talk
about
the
trauma
and
stress,
that's
happened
and
then
also
to
talk
about
ways
that
they
can
work
together
as
a
community
to
heal.
A
I
often
refer
to
as
gravity
this
idea
of
weathering
as
gravity,
and,
if
you
think
about
yourself
or
your
personal
or
professional
trajectory
as
a
rocket
ship,
you
need
fuel
to
kind
of
get
to
where
you
need
to
be
in
outer
space.
The
one
thing
that
you
don't
see,
that's
constantly
has
to
be
accounted
for
is
gravity.
A
We
see
that
with
stress
with
depression,
we
see
it
with
hypertension,
high
blood
pressure
and
even
some
weight
gain,
and
so
this
idea
of
this
cumulative
impact
of
racism
on
the
body
and
on
the
community.
You
know
it's
something
that
we
really
want
to
elevate
here
at
the
health
department.
We,
under
the
leadership
of
commissioner
musikant,
had
began
this
conversation
within
the
health
department
around
trauma-informed
care,
and
we
have
even
provided
some
support
to
the
community
for
programs
to
to
be
able
to
kind
of
elevate.
This.
A
This
conversation
and
and
work
around
trauma-informed
care,
in
addition
to
that,
we
also
have
begun
to
kind
of
think
about
and
and
kind
of
implement
some
trauma-informed
practices
here
within
the
health
department.
So
we've
gone
so
far
as
even
to
to
hire
someone
to
come
in
to
help
develop
this
trauma-informed
plan
for
the
health
department.
So
we
want
to
make
sure
that
we're
able
to
kind
of
work
in-house
first
and
really
be
more
impactful
on
engaging
with
the
community.
This
is
really
vital.
A
B
Sir,
so
can
do
is
the
the
acronym
for
Central
Area
neighborhood
development
organizations.
So
it's
a
Minneapolis
neighborhood
organization,
which
is
where
Mr
Floyd
was
murdered
and
so
over
time
a
number
of
their
Community
organizers
came
to
our
single
day.
Training
called
Starlight
that
teaches
trauma-informed
resilience,
oriented
and
restorative
justice,
Concepts
and
strategies,
and
he
he
was
so.
He
had
actually
just
experienced
our
horrific
trauma
and
self
and
he
came
after
he
got
out
of
the
hospital.
B
He
came
to
our
training
and
I
think
actually
that
training
was
funded
by
the
City
of
Minneapolis
health
department
and
it
was
in
North
Minneapolis
and
he
came,
and
he
just
was
like
I
didn't
know
any
of
this
language
before
now.
I
know
this
language
now
I
know
how
I
can
heal
myself
and
others
and
to
work
with
Community
to
heal.
So
then
he
instigated
his
his
neighborhood
association
to
bring
that
same
training
to
the
can-do
neighborhood
organization.
Yeah.
That's.
B
A
C
I
think
you
know,
one
of
the
important
ways
to
manage
stress
is
actually
doing
cultural
specific
activities.
We
know
that
culture
and
cultural
identity
is
a
protective
Factor
Against
Racism
against
substance
use
against
suicide.
So
you
know
yes,
there's
things
about
like
you
know,
eating
healthy
and
you
know
exercising
those
kind
of
pieces
are
important,
but
it's
also
important
to
connect
with
your
culture.
You
know
be
with
people
that
support.
C
B
Sure
well,
I.
Back
13
years
ago
we
held
our
first
five
day,
strategies
for
trauma,
awareness
and
resilience
training
here
in
Minneapolis
and
at
the
time
it
was
going
to
be
one
training
and
then,
at
that
training
we
had
26
people
come
and
they
it
was
a
very
diverse
group.
For
the
five
days
we
had
five
different
ethnic
and
racial
groups,
communities
represented
in
five
different
religious
traditions
and
at
the
end
of
that
training
people
were
saying
Donna.
B
B
We
started
doing
them
online,
we're
now
going
back
to
in
person
and
we
trained
over
16
000
people
now,
both
here
in
Minnesota,
but
then
in
from
they've,
come
from
other
places
to
do
the
training.
So
we
we
it
started
as
a
non-profit,
so
that
we
could
also
be
always
be
committed
to
economic
Justice.
If
people
want
to
come
to
these
trainings
and
they
don't
have
the
financial
resources
we've
raised,
we
raise
money
as
a
non-profit
to
make
that
accessible,
yeah
and.
C
Yeah
so
Coupe
Community
University
Health,
Care
Center.
We
are
a
federally
qualified,
Health
Center
and
we
provide
medical,
dental
and
mental
health
services
and
we
serve
a
wide
variety
of
community
37
37
of
our
patients
are
African
or
black.
27
are
Hispanic,
nine
percent
Asian,
four
percent
are
Native
Americans
40
of
our
visits
are
interpreted
visits
and
not
only
do
we
provide
Mental
Health
Services
and
medical
services,
but
we
also
do
a
lot
of
advocacy.
C
You
know
we
have
events
to
help
patients
get
registered
to
vote.
You
know
so
that
they
can
work
on
the
systems
level
issues
they
can.
They
can.
You
know,
get
representation
that
they
need.
We
have
the
Salama
group,
and
that
is
basically
a
participatory
research
group,
so
that
research
is
done
with
folks
versus
research
is
done
to
them.
So
the
community
members
are
involved
from
the
beginning
in
terms
of
like
what's
important
to
them
and
their
voices
are
heard.
C
We
also
do
a
lot
of
work
with
refugees
and
immigrants,
especially
newly
arrived
evacuees,
where
we
do
examinations,
medical
examinations
for
them,
so
they
can
qualify
to
be
a
refugee.
So
we've
done
that
with
Afghani
population
that
I've
kind
of
came
through
last
year
and
then
Ecuadorian
is
currently
great.
A
So
I
want
to
thank
you
all
for
joining
us
today,
Dr
Mentor
and
Dr
Perry
for
joining
this
conversation
with
the
Minneapolis
Health
Department
myself
during
mental
health
awareness
month.
This
has
been
an
informative
conversation.
I
look
forward
to
having
you
back
to
continue
this
conversations.
Thank
you
again
and
have
a
great
day.