By Will Houston, May 4, 2018, Eureka Times-Standard.
Though separated by about 2,400 miles, the communities and tribal nations in northeastern Humboldt County and Menominee County in Wisconsin share many similarities. They both are located in rural counties that have timber and fishing-based economies; they have similar populations; and they also share a history of trauma and the detrimental physical and mental health effects that come along with it.
From these similarities, Hoopa resident Angie Brown said the Hoopa Valley Tribe has been able to learn of the successes from the Menominee Tribe with plans already underway to provide a new approach to health care for Hoopa Valley High School students along with a new on-campus health clinic.
Brown, the Klamath-Trinity Joint Unified School District’s nurse, said the success of the Menominee Tribe came through what is known as trauma-informed care.
“It’s more about a change in your mindset in dealing with people and dealing with our students,” Brown said. “It’s not what’s wrong with you, but what’s happened to you. … We’re taking into account the whole being of a student.”
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