Dr. Michael Goh,  associate professor in the Department of Organizational Leadership, Policy, and Development (OLPD), convened and chaired a panel of eight mental health providers from clinics and agencies around the Twin Cities area for a community forum on Somali and East African mental health on April 10 at the Urban Research and Outreach-Engagement (UROC) Center.

The forum was requested by Ward 6 Minneapolis city council member Abdi Warsame and also attended by representatives from Ward 10 Minneapolis city council Lisa Bender’s office and officials from the MN Department of Health and Human Services. The event was hosted by the Cultural Providers Network, whose mission is to build and sustain a network of diverse communities and organizations, with a special interest in culture and ethnicity, to promote policies, practices, standards, and research that improve the health of children and their families and communities with a focus on behavioral health.