Welcome back to Community Health Conversations! Hosts Leah Lemm (Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe) and Dr. Antony Stately Ph.D. (Ojibwe/Oneida) lead insightful discussions about the ever-evolving landscape of healthcare in Indian Country. They discuss the valuable lessons learned during the COVID-19 pandemic and explore how Native communities are responding and adapting beyond COVID-19.
“A lot of the children that we’ve worked with have talked about how difficult it is to address their mental health issues when their provider doesn’t understand the complexities of the social situations that children are in today…”- Dr. Laurelle Myhra |
Dr. Laurelle Myhra, a citizen of the Red Lake Nation, is a marriage and family therapist and was the Director of Behavior Health at the Native American Community Clinic for many years. Having served as the Director of Behavior Health at the Native American Community Clinic alongside cohost Dr. Antony Stately, Dr. Laurelle Myhra, became the Director of the Mino Bamaadiziwin Wellness Center which opened in South Minneapolis in 2021. Dr. Myhra, who was also recently selected to serve on Minnesota’s new Equitable Health Care Task Force, talks about her passion for safe spaces for Indigenous youth and the development of a toolkit for health care providers.
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