Mental health care that disrupts cycles of violence | Celina de Sola

TED Health

TED

Health & Fitness, Fitness, Shoshana Ungerleider, Medicine, How To Be Healthier, Ted Shoshana, Ted Talks Health

4.2 • 1.5K Ratings

🗓️ 6 June 2023

⏱️ 10 minutes

🔗️ Recording | iTunes | RSS

🧾️ Download transcript

Summary

In Latin American countries like El Salvador, homicide rates are alarmingly high thanks in large part to a vicious cycle of violence -- people don't have a chance to heal from recurrent individual and collective trauma. With her team at Glasswing International, de Sola is hoping to break this cycle by equipping government employees like teachers and police officers with the skills and knowledge they need to provide mental health care to those who need it most. Their goal: to transform more than 2,000 frontline institutions in 25 of the highest risk municipalities in Central America with community-based approaches to mental health support, reaching nearly 10 million people along the way. This ambitious plan is a part of the Audacious Project, TED's initiative to inspire and fund global change.

Transcript

Click on a timestamp to play from that location

0:00.0	Ted Audio Collective
0:11.2	This is Ted Hell, and it's your host, Dr. Shoshana Unger-Layer.
0:15.2	What if we could transform communities mired in violence by addressing the deep-seated
0:20.7	trauma at their core?
0:23.1	Humanitarian and social entrepreneur, Selena de Sola, delves into this question in her
0:27.7	insightful Ted 2022 talk.
0:31.0	Here, Selena explores the profound psychological impact of Latin America's disproportionate
0:36.2	rates of violence, and she proposes a novel, People-centered solution to break the cycle.
0:42.5	In her talk, she shares stories from her organization Glass Wing, demonstrating how community
0:47.2	empowerment and mental health education can make a real difference.
0:52.6	Joining us in this exploration of resilience, healing, and the power of community action.
1:05.3	Got a business problem?
1:06.3	There's a Ted Talk for that.
1:07.6	Stay updated on everything business, on Ted Business, a podcast hosted by Columbia Business
1:12.3	School Professor Modupe Akanola.
1:15.2	Every week, she'll introduce you to leaders with unique insights on work, answering questions
1:19.6	like, how do four day work weeks work?
1:22.4	Do will a machine ever take my job?
1:24.9	Get some surprising answers on Ted Business, wherever you listen to podcasts.
1:31.1	There's a shocking statistic I want to share with you.
1:35.4	Latin America is home to only 8% of the world's population, but one third of its homicides.
1:46.0	This is especially extreme in the northern triangle countries, of Honduras, Guatemala,
	...

Please login to see the full transcript.

Previous episode | Next episode

Disclaimer: The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from TED, and are the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Tapesearch.

Generated transcripts are the property of TED and are distributed freely under the Fair Use doctrine. Transcripts generated by Tapesearch are not guaranteed to be accurate.