Document Type
Policy Advocacy Brief
Publication Date
4-2022
Issue Statement/Executive Summary
Minnesota’s approach to health and mental health is based on western cultural traditions of illness, help seeking behaviors, healing and wellness. This approach does not work for many of the cultural communities in Minnesota, especially those with a deep history of generational trauma, oppression, and discrimination. We need to make mental health a priority for Minnesotans by expanding the availability of holistic approaches rooted in the cultural traditions of Minnesota’s diverse cultural communities. We must address the impact of generational trauma and work to lessen the harm by incorporating cultural healing practices into our mental health care system, including the use of cultural healers, cultural brokers and elders.
Department
Social Work
Recommended Citation
Shoup, R., Endersbe, A., Hernandez Moctezuma, N., & Balderas-Johnson, P. (2022). Cultural healing practices: Incorporating cultural healers into Minnesota's mental health care system. MSW Program Policy Advocacy Briefs, Minnesota State University, Mankato. https://cornerstone.lib.mnsu.edu/msw-student-policy-advocacy-briefs/39
