Too many people from Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC) communities do not receive quality mental health care. Systems of care tend to be a one-size-fits-all approach. Culturally Informed Culturally Responsive Mental Health Task Force was established by MN Statute in 2021, and is charged with submitting recommendations for making Minnesota’s mental health care more culturally informed and culturally responsive. To make strong and actionable recommendations, we are gathering the insight of providers like you.
You are invited to add your voice to inform these recommendations by joining a focus group or by completing a survey. You’ll be asked about your experiences working in the field, challenges you have encountered, and solutions you envision. We will confidentially incorporate your insight into our recommendations to the legislature.
These are the groups we would like to engage in these focus groups and survey:
- Clinical professionals of color (licensed, grad degree)
- Non-Clinical professionals of color (degree but may not be licensed)
- BIPOC owners or leaders of mental health organizations
- Pre-licensed students and post grads
- BIPOC higher ed. educators
If you’d like to join a focus group, please sign up here:
If you prefer to complete the survey, please click here by December 20: www.surveymonkey.com/r/DHSMentalHealthSurvey.
You may either take the survey or participate in a focus group, but not both.
If you have questions about the focus groups or survey, please contact Chris Jones at DeYoung Consulting Services, at chris@deyoungconsultingservices.com.
