Dear Colleagues and Partners,
For your information and possible use, attached is a brief summary of findings linking racially-related violence and trauma with chronic health and behavioral health conditions for African Americans. Included select programs/interventions to address these issues at the institutional/system, cultural, and individual level. Interventions are linked to additional resources. Information based on recent (2017 to present) studies and evidence-supported interventions.
I’ve also attached one article that also included more clinical, therapeutic guidance: “Trauma Lens of Police Violence Against Racial and Ethnic Minorities.”
I hope this information is helpful to you,
Stay well,
Dennis
Dennis O. Romero, MA
Regional Administrator
Office of the Assistant Secretary (OAS)
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) – DHHS Region II
Jacob Javits Federal Building
26 Federal Plaza, Suite 3337
New York, NY 10278
(212) 264-0250
Email: dennis.romero@samhsa.hhs.gov
Website: www.samhsa.gov /1-877-726-4727