PRESS RELEASE

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
May 5th, 2022

CONTACT:
Dr. Rhonda L. Hamilton – (240) 274-9436; advocates4mi@gmail.com
Overseer Dr. Ann Coles II – (301) 975-7660; info@healthydcandme.org

Healthy DC & Me Leadership Coalition “dba” Healthy DMV & Me Leadership Coalition, Hosts Their 1st Small Business “Roundtable” Mixer to Raise Awareness and to Advocate for mentally “Healthy” Communities in Prince George’s County, Maryland!

(Camp Springs, Maryland) – The Healthy DMV & Me Leadership Coalition is hosting their 1st Small Business “Round Table” Mixer from their Prince George’s County Offices located at 4710 Auth Place, Suite 100, in Camp Springs, Maryland. 6PM-8:30PM

Efforts to assist with viable and sustainable “wellness” resource linkage for vulnerable, homeless, and unstable citizens in the Prince George’s County, Maryland area, who have been observed with sleeping in commercially occupied office buildings, parked or abandoned cars, tents, and other insufficient “make-shift” temporary shelters, have caused many small business owners to question the proper “accountability” of the applicable Prince George’s County governmental elected and legislature officials.

A recent inquiry made by the Healthy DMV & Me Leadership Coalition to the Prince George’s County “Emergency Shelter Services” homeless hotline on behalf of Prince George’s County community members who continue to identify as having “nowhere” to sleep or live, has revealed a troubling and disheartening truth.

As the nation continues to grapple with the long reaching and unpredictable spread of additional Covid-19 variants, the N.Y. Times is reporting that Prince George’s County has an extremely high increase in Covid-19 cases as of the May 4, 2022, reporting. Additionally, the N.Y. Times reports that Prince George’s County currently has an average of 138 Covid-19 cases a day, which is a 25% increase from just two weeks prior.

The health and welfare of low-income, homeless, and vulnerable citizens during this Pandemic appears grossly mishandled and negligently managed by the Prince George’s County governmental officials. The Healthy DMV & Me Leadership Coalition is additionally concerned with homeless citizens who are in possession of Maryland state issued identification and are being referred by the Prince George’s County  “homeless hotline” employees, to the District of Columbia to seek refuge through the District’s shelter services system.

The Healthy DMV & Me Leadership Coalition is summoning members of the Prince George’s County Small Business community in a “Call to Action” initiative aimed at holding the appropriate governmental, and elected officials accountable for developing an immediate solution to providing proper shelter for its homeless and vulnerable community members. Vulnerable Prince George’s County populations are continually being subjected to unnecessary and life-threatening health hazards and mental instability while awaiting shelter placement, which is taking more than 60 days in many cases. Instability with housing and shelter placement for these citizens has and continues to daily impact their diminished mental states. National Alliance on Mental Illness reports that at least 48 million Americans suffer with “Anxiety Disorders” and another 21 Million suffer with “Major Depressive” episodes.  Homeless Prince George’s County community members are communicating feelings of depression and anxiety among other reported health concerns.

The Healthy DMV & Me Leadership Coalition has asked that the United Nations representatives investigate Prince George’s County’s inability or unwillingness to properly house and care for its vulnerable community members.

For More Information:  www.healthydcandme.org

Dr. Rhonda L. Hamilton
M.I. Mother’s Keeper
Healthy D.C. & Me Leadership Coalition
Executive Director/President
240-274-9436 or
1-844-36HELP2!
1-888-389-7209 fax
www.mimotherskeeper.com
www.healthydcandme.org

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DID YOU KNOW?

The Capital City Emergency “Level II” Trauma & Wellness Center will house a “state of the art” Outreach Community Resource Center, that will provide case management, mental health community advocacy, and oversight from the M.I. Mother’s Keeper mental health advocates. 
 
The Capital City Emergency “Level II” Trauma & Wellness Center will offer patrons access to immediate coverage by general surgeons as well as coverage by the specialties of orthopedic surgery, neurosurgery, anesthesiology, emergency medicine, radiology and critical care.
 
Our goal is to help people in the best way possible in an effort to preserve and to save more lives in the Nation’s Capital and beyond.

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Emergency

Code Red
Gunshot Victim
Life Threatening Wounds
Physical Assault Victim
Severely Injured Auto Accident Victim
Burn Victim
Epilepsy/Seizures
Cardiovascular
Choking & Breathing Obstructions
and more…

trauma

Child Sex Assault Victim
Domestic Violence Victim
Drug Overdose
Rape/Sex Crime Victim
Suicide Watch
Trafficking Victim
Nervous Breakdown
and more…

Mental Health

At Capital City Emergency Trauma & Wellness Center patrons with mental health emergencies that include life threatening situations in which an individual is imminently threatening harm to self or others, severely disoriented or out of touch with reality, has a severe inability to function or is otherwise distraught and out of control, will have access to quality and psychiatric emergency services and referrals.

Physical Health

Whether your life threatening medical emergency involves excessive or uncontrollable bleeding, head injury. difficulty with breathing, severe pain, heart attack, vision impairments, stroke, physically collapsing, or seizure related, rest assured that our professionals will properly assess and evaluate the level of response that will be most needed to help provide stabilized care solutions and minimize complications as well as reduce early mortality.

Holistic Healthcare

We offer healthcare solutions that will support the whole person which includes their physical, psychological, emotional, social, & spiritual wellbeing. Research supports that because your mental state can affect your overall health we support and offer the inclusion of complimentary and alternative medicine(CAM) practitioners and naturopathic doctor recommendations and referrals as a part of our Outreach Community Resource Center’s care regimen and support.

Rehabilitative

Emergency care can typically result in traumatic injuries for which rehabilitation becomes an essential component of care in trying to achieve the best long-term outcomes for the patient. In addition to speeding up recovery times and helping to prevent further complications, rehabilitative care also helps to support a patient’s self-managed recovery once discharged from our facility. Our Outreach Community Resource Center works closely with our trauma center’s discharge department to assure that patrons requiring these services are linked with qualified professionals who will be accountable to the standard of care required to help the patron be successful in their recovery.

Social Services

Our “state of the art” Outreach Community Resource Center intends to promote “expansive” beneficial community enriching services, programs, case management, & linkage to “approved” partner resources and supports in all of the following intended areas and more:

Social Services

  • Clothing
  • Food Pantry
  • Housing/Shelter
  • I.D. Credentials
  • Senior Wellness Check
  • Toiletries
  • Transportation
  • Etc.

Extended Family Services

  • Child Care
  • Credit Counseling
  • Family Court Services
  • Legal Aide

Career Training

  • Apprenticeship programs
  • Computer/Graphics Training
  • Culinary Program  
  • GED Courses
  • Hospitality Training
  • Job Etiquette & Grooming
  • Resume’ Prep
  • Sales Training
  • Software/Technology workshops
  • Small Business Training

Return Citizen
Program Partner
(Bridging the Gap)

  • Case Management
  • Temporary Boarding/Housing
  • Transitional Program Registration

Prevention/Intervention Outreach,
Workshops, & Programs

  • After-school Behavioral Health Program
  • Civic Engagement / Volunteer Sign-up
  • Fatherhood Rites of Passage
  • Gun Violence Town Hall Forum
  • Life Coaching & Coping Strategies
  • Marriage Counseling Workshops
  • Medicare Informational Workshops
  • Mentorship Training
  • Parental Classes
  • Support Groups
  • Town Hall Discussions
  • Violence De-Escalation Training
  • Voter Registration

Nutritional Outreach

  • Cooking Demonstrations
  • Dietary Programs
  • Exercise Classes
  • Recipe Sharing Workshops
  • Meal Prep

Community Outreach

The Healthy DC & Me Leadership Coalition is partnering with the M.I. Mother’s Keeper Mental Health advocacy organization to provide outreach services on the community level as an aid in reducing the existent health inequities that many District citizens are facing as a direct result of the presence of debilitating social determinants and the lack of culturally appropriate care choices and realities for community members residing in marginalized and lower-income communities.

It is the vision and intentions of the M.I. Mother’s Keeper Mental Health Advocates organization to help improve the quality of living for citizens living in our Nation’s Capital and beyond by overseeing the delicate linkage to services and by maintaining higher standards of care accountability for deserving citizens of the Nation’s Capital.

For more information or to enroll as one of our service providers, please email us at:
info@healthydcandme.org