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Indigenous Trauma and SUD Care – Trickster Spirits | July 6 2023

Date of Presentation: July 6, 2023

Type: Past Presentation  

Audience: Clinical  Community  

Program: Substance Use Disorder  

Keywords: #cultural  #indigenous  #stories  #tales  #trauma  #trickster  

In this presentation, Dr. Danica Love Brown, ECHO faculty member and Behavioral Health Director at the Northwest Portland Area Indian Health Board, discusses indigenous trauma, Trickster Spirits, and other cultural considerations in addressing substance use disorders.

 

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Presented by:

Dr. Danica Brown, PhD, MSW

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: July 6, 2023