Patty Bowler

what we learned from other health departments is that, you know, they're doing the work, they've got more resources, but we are also trying to kind of emulate some of the cool things that they're doing. And one thing we heard is that they're becoming trauma-informed organizations and they're also helping their community partners with that work.

what we learned from other health departments is that, you know, they're doing the work, they've got more resources, but we are also trying to kind of emulate some of the cool things that they're doing. And one thing we heard is that they're becoming trauma-informed organizations and they're also helping their community partners with that work.

So I think it's Chicago has quite a model to like create cohorts with community partners and we want to get there as well.

So I think it's Chicago has quite a model to like create cohorts with community partners and we want to get there as well.

Yeah. Thank you. So I think it's, you know, helping us get data, participate in the community health assessment that we're doing. That would be, I think, really important. Letting us know that you're interested in partnering with us or, you know, we can reach out. But as I mentioned, we did fund 14 organizations to do mental wellbeing work. And we're gonna be issuing another RFP in September.

Yeah. Thank you. So I think it's, you know, helping us get data, participate in the community health assessment that we're doing. That would be, I think, really important. Letting us know that you're interested in partnering with us or, you know, we can reach out. But as I mentioned, we did fund 14 organizations to do mental wellbeing work. And we're gonna be issuing another RFP in September.

And we'd love to partner with more organizations. We're a heavily grant funded health department. So we have to like, you know, get more resources in order to get the resources out to the community. But we know the community knows the most about what's happening. And so, yes, I think partnering with government is really, really important.

And we'd love to partner with more organizations. We're a heavily grant funded health department. So we have to like, you know, get more resources in order to get the resources out to the community. But we know the community knows the most about what's happening. And so, yes, I think partnering with government is really, really important.

Yeah, that's a really good, I mean, again, that's a huge question, Stan, I think. So I just wanted to say the data that you provided, I think that's right on. It's what one in five of us will experience a mental health crisis or whatever incident in our lives. I mean, it's so, so common. And I think normalizing

Yeah, that's a really good, I mean, again, that's a huge question, Stan, I think. So I just wanted to say the data that you provided, I think that's right on. It's what one in five of us will experience a mental health crisis or whatever incident in our lives. I mean, it's so, so common. And I think normalizing

mental health and mental well-being and reducing stigma I mean you've heard that probably from many other people but I think that is is a really important first step and so we this is just one little thing but we tried to draw attention to May is mental health awareness month so we tried to draw attention to mental health through a series of activities that we

mental health and mental well-being and reducing stigma I mean you've heard that probably from many other people but I think that is is a really important first step and so we this is just one little thing but we tried to draw attention to May is mental health awareness month so we tried to draw attention to mental health through a series of activities that we

spearheaded or kind of tried to pull under a broader umbrella to draw attention to mental health in Minneapolis. And I know that many others did that as well across the country, but that's just one slice of something that we've been able to do. I'm really hoping though with Cara her new role that she'll help to strengthen whatever we're doing as a health department around mental well-being.

spearheaded or kind of tried to pull under a broader umbrella to draw attention to mental health in Minneapolis. And I know that many others did that as well across the country, but that's just one slice of something that we've been able to do. I'm really hoping though with Cara her new role that she'll help to strengthen whatever we're doing as a health department around mental well-being.

Because in the past, you know, it's been kind of like a piece of somebody's job in the health department, but now we have somebody who can really focus on it. And so Cara's connecting with others, certainly others in the Minnesota Department of Health, community partners, NAMI, the National Alliance of Mental Illness. We're so fortunate in Minnesota to have such a strong chapter.

Because in the past, you know, it's been kind of like a piece of somebody's job in the health department, but now we have somebody who can really focus on it. And so Cara's connecting with others, certainly others in the Minnesota Department of Health, community partners, NAMI, the National Alliance of Mental Illness. We're so fortunate in Minnesota to have such a strong chapter.

So we're really trying to figure out what role does the Minneapolis Health Department play. We are partners in a planning grant that Hennepin County just received. I think it was funded by the state around suicide prevention. So you know, there's, there's a lot of work to do. And we'll have, have us back in like a year.

So we're really trying to figure out what role does the Minneapolis Health Department play. We are partners in a planning grant that Hennepin County just received. I think it was funded by the state around suicide prevention. So you know, there's, there's a lot of work to do. And we'll have, have us back in like a year.

Oh my gosh. Doubtful.

Oh my gosh. Doubtful.