In honor of Native American Heritage Month, the UCR School of Medicine Office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion invites you to join us for a lecture by Dr. Maria Crouch titled: Cultural Strength, Historical Trauma, and Substance Use Disorder Among the American Indian and Alaska Native Populations

Maria Crouch (Deg Hit'an and Coahuiltecan Tribes), PhD, is a clinical-community psychologist, an Assistant Professor Adjunct at Yale School of Medicine in the Department of Psychiatry, and a Senior Behavioral Health Clinician at Southeast Regional Health Corporation. Her program of research is at the intersection of trauma-informed care, evidence-based practice, and practice-based evidence (Indigenous approaches) to address alcohol and drug misuse and social determinants of health among American Indian and Alaska Native communities.

Join us on Zoom to learn more about the lived experiences of these populations in honor of Native American Heritage Month. This event is open to the public.