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Past Presentation

Trickster Tails | February 6, 2020

Date of Presentation: February 6, 2020

Type: Past Presentation  

Audience: Clinical  

Program: Substance Use Disorder  

Keywords: #indigenous knowledge  #opioids  #OUD  #traditions  

Dr. Danica Love Brown, Behavioral Health Manager at the Northwest Portland Area Indian Health Board, demonstrates how traditional indigenous knowledge and stories can aid in overcoming trauma related to opioid addiction.

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Dr. Danica Love Brown

Danica Love Brown, MSW, PhD, is a citizen of the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma, born and raised in Northern New Mexico. She currently is the Behavioral Health Manager at the Northwest Portland Area Indian Health Board and has worked as a mental health and substance abuse counselor, social worker and youth advocate for over 20 years. She has a history of working in the areas of prevention, drug and alcohol/mental health treatment, community and restorative justice, and sexual health with Native American and adjudicated youth, families and women. She specializes in working with culturally and socioeconomically diverse populations and Tribal communities, utilizing a trauma informed care framework.

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Date added: February 6, 2020