Thank you to @lj_punch, a trauma surgeon + advocate that founded Power4STL (includes @TheT5874Delmar and @TheB_R_I_C), for delivering an inspiring + insightful event, “Are You Ok? Talking Mental Health With Dr. Punch,” yesterday for #MentalHealthAwarenessMonth! 🙌🏼💚
As major medical organizations now recognize, bullet injuries in the U.S. are a public health crisis. In this live webinar, we will explore the pivotal role of HCPs in addressing gun violence & shaping policy for a safer future. Register now: https://t.co/6FzrO5PAAm
Next Monday is Community First Responder (CFR) Training at @TheT5874Delmar! Participants will learn how to help someone who has been shot and is bleeding (Trauma First Aid) and learn how to recognize and respond to an overdose (Are U OK?). Register here: https://t.co/lH56M8FAVh
Power4STL is giving community members the opportunity to learn how to recognize and respond to overdoses and help someone with a bullet injury. Learn more about Community First Responder training at https://t.co/j9PuIQGB23 @TheT5874Delmar #stl#stlouis#firstresponder#training
Through the @cityofstldoh’s new Behavioral Health Bureau and community violence intervention partners like @TheT5874Delmar, St. Louis is deploying new tools to help prevent substance abuse and connect people to the support they need. (2/2) #IOAD2023 https://t.co/M7ehaA6axL
1/2)🧵Yesterday, Commissioner Victoria Anwuri attended the #NationalHealthCenterWeek celebration at Family Care Health Centers. A number of local dignitaries spoke on the importance of community health centers for those in the minority, refugee, and immigrant communities.
Yesterday, Director Dr. @MatiH_ID attended a tour at the @TheT5874Delmar. The T treats people suffering from substance abuse, particularly opioids. Dr. Punch, the T's medical director, spoke on the T's work in #HarmReduction and providing holistic healing resources for the city.
"For centuries, generations of Black freedom fighters put their bodies on the line for the sake of us all, and our future [...]This Black August we remember our history, use our collective rage to build our own systems of safety and fight back until we are free. "
-Mike Milton
Today @adv_project is here with @FCCStLouis Power Builders group attending the @TheT5874Delmar's training around community care (tending to gunshot wounds, CPR, administering Narcan) because #WeKeepUsSafe ✊🏽
This summer we are launching a campaign to reduce the stigma of drug use, understand its roots in trauma, and make sure our community has what it is needs to recognize and respond to overdoses. Mondays and Saturdays at The T. Free! Each attendee will receive an Overdose Kit (OK)!