GET RSS FEEDEgal Shidad: Stories of Somali Health
Video | 57:31 | African, East African, Muslim, Somali | St. Paul, MN
This hour long program provides mental health information for Somalis and organizations working with Somalis. Through storytelling it encourages Somalis to seek resources. English subtitles provided.
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Producers: Mukhtar Gaaddasaar | Steve Brunsberg
Tags: Cigaal Shidaad, CSCM, Depression, ECHO, Egal Shidad, KFAI, somali-language, SPNN
Topics: Building Community, Community Media, Cultural Competence, Health Care, Immigrants, Immigration, Media production, Mental health, Refugees, Social marketing, Storytelling
New Routes Project: Egal Shidad: Stories of Somali Health for Radio, TV and Classroom Use
License: Attribution Non-commercial No Derivatives (by-nc-nd)
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Gale Petersen
Media and Technology Co-Director
Feedback on Egal Shidad
The Egal Shidad project is a wonderful idea. The selection of a very popular name - Egal Shidad -that all Somalis associate with stigma was phenomenal. My agency, SomaliCAN, has shared this DVD with several community leaders and some consumers. In fact, the Alcohol, Drug and Mental Health Board of Franklin County (ADAMH Board) is working a local version of it for the Somali community in Ohio. You stimulated thoughts and perceptions of Somalis and non-Somalis alike in relation to mental illness! The inclusion of all kinds of perspectives- a professional, religious, traditional and layman concepts – has made the DVD an outstanding resource.
- Jibril Hirsi, Executive Director
Somali Community Access Network, SomaliCAN