People with Disabilities
About 600,000 Minnesotans have disabilities. These disabilities include; hearing, vision, cognitive (thinking, concentrating, etc.), ambulatory (trouble walking or climbing stairs), self-care, and independent living. Around 20% of Minnesotans with disabilities are living below or at the poverty line. Language: People with disabilities speak many languages including English or their Native language. Some disabiled individuals may […]
Hispanics/Latinos
Minnesota is home to about 275,000 Hispanics/Latinos. About three quarters of Hispanics/Latinos were born in Mexico, while 60% percent were born in the U.S. Hispanics/Latinos in Minnesota are mainly located within or southern of the Twin Cities. About 30% of Hispanics/Latinos are in poverty due to low annual incomes. Language: Majority of the Hispanics/Latinos population […]
Asian/Pacific Islanders
Minnesota is home to about 144,300 Asian/Pacific Islanders. These includes ethnicities such as Asian Indians, Bhutanese, Cambodians, Hmong, Karen and Vietnamese. Many Asian/Pacific Islanders has or had family members born outside of the U.S. that has immigrated to Minnesota. Language: Some Asian/Pacific Islanders can fluently speak English, but English may not be their first language. […]
LGBTQIA+
Around 4% of Minnesotans identify as LGBTQIA+. Majority of LGBTQIA+ Minnesotans identify as white, while the rest identifies as people of color. Many of the LGBTQIA+ Minnesotans are located within the Twin Cities or in rural areas. Language: About 83% of LGBTQIA+ Minnesotans identify as white, while about 17% of LGBTQIA+ Minnesotans identify as people […]
The Need to Push beyond White Comfort
by Resmaa Menakem We need to offer some context to the work and the recommendations made in this document. Whenever topics such as inequities, diversity, and inclusion are discussed, it is important that we start with the awareness that the terms we use and the concepts we address are steeped in paradigm. We want to […]
DHS-BH Workforce Equity Capacity Building Provider Survey
DHS and the Behavioral Health Workforce Equity Capacity Building Project is seeking to gather feedback from diverse communities and behavioral health providers in order to create learning opportunities, learning resources, and develop recommendations that will support Minnesota’s behavioral health community to provide programs and services that are both equitable and responsive to the community’s needs. […]
Behavioral Health Workforce Equity Capacity Building Project
The Minnesota Department of Human Services, Abdi Ali, Asian Media Access, Increasing Life, Changes 4 You, Turning Point, Youth Leadership Solutions, and Social Motion are partnering with state-wide community organizations and behavioral health providers to reduce disparities and inequities experienced by priority populations in Minnesota’s mental health and treatment settings. By June 30, 2020, this […]