Q&A
Council member acknowledges speaker's work and inquires about further engagement
2:22:43
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Council Member Mercedes Narcisse expresses pride in the speaker's work and their connection to her district. She asks how they can engage more, leading to a detailed response from Stephanie Marquesano about the challenges and potential solutions in addressing co-occurring disorders and substance use issues.
- Marquesano emphasizes the need for integrated approaches to mental health and substance use disorders
- She highlights the importance of respect, trust, and comprehensive treatment in effecting change
- The speaker stresses the need to address root causes rather than just focusing on supply reduction
Mercedes Narcisse
2:22:43
Thank you so much.
2:22:44
I'm so proud of you for the work you're doing and coming from my district.
2:22:49
I want to know how you stopped by for us to engage a little more.
Stephanie Marquesano
2:22:54
I would like I mean, I I come by with my family to visit, you know, Canarsie.
2:22:58
I'm my mother grew up in Coney Island.
2:23:00
So I am you know, it's for me, it's it's very personal, but I will say, this is it's really, really hard to know that there's a clear answer.
2:23:10
I mean, we had a public service campaign that launched and it won 40 international awards, and most people haven't seen it.
2:23:16
So when we talk about campaigns, I say, at the opioid settlement board, this will be a win the day that there's not an OASIS campaign, an OMH campaign, and a DOH campaign.
2:23:27
These are the same people.
2:23:29
Overdose, suicide, alcohol related deaths, which nobody but the but the surgeon general talk about anymore.
2:23:35
The common root causes are real we're gonna keep whack a mole on the supply.
2:23:40
But if you don't look at why demand is so high, you're not going to really get to the root causes.
2:23:45
They sat here today and said, what 10 touch times before somebody felt like they trusted the individual.
2:23:52
If we treat people with respect, if we look at this through a stages of change philosophy, if people are trained in motivational interviewing and you're developing that therapeutic bond, and if they feel comfortable talking about all of their things and not thinking you're gonna send them somewhere else, that's how change happens.