Brookhaven will be setting up a table at the Oklahoma City County Health Department for the Healthy Minds OK Roundtable. The free public event “Trauma in Oklahoma – What Has Happened to Us and What Do We Do Now?” will focus on how trauma affects the mental health of citizens in Oklahoma and how therapy and awareness can lessen its effects. If you attend, please stop by Brookhaven’s booth and say hi!

The moderator for the event is Ted Streuli, editor at The Journal Record. Additional panelists include:

· Commissioner Terri White, Oklahoma Dept. of Mental Health and Substance Abuse

· Chief Bill Citty, Oklahoma City Police Department

· Tricia Everest, Palomar and Community Leader

· Pat Potts, Potts Family Foundation

· District Judge Kenneth Stoner

· R. Murali Krishna, MD, OLFAPA, INTEGRIS Arcadia Trails Center

· Debby Hampton, United Way of Central Oklahoma

The following topics will be addressed:

· What is an Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs)? Why ask the question “What happened to you”?

· Why address trauma and the underlying causes?

· How does trauma impact the justice system and people in our jails and prisons?

· What helps individuals, communities and schools be resilient and have healthy minds?

· How do we recover from the trauma of natural, community and personal disasters?

· What is a trauma-informed workforce, city and state?

· What can we do?

The Healthy Minds OK Business Roundtable host partners are a non-profit organizations committed to improving and impacting individual lives and communities through self-discovery, awareness, education, programs and resources.