Welcome to the podcast Mind Matters created by Orange County Government's Mental Health and Homelessness Division as a part of the Orange County Mind Matters behavioral health initiative.

Our goal in this series is to provide accurate, helpful and relevant information about mental health concerns and to share some strategies that you and your family can use to manage these challenges. We also want to spread the message loud and clear that experiencing mental health concerns especially in the midst of the Covid-19 pandemic is normal, and we’re in this together.

Our guest today is Dr. David Cavalleri. David holds a doctorate in Marriage and Family Counseling from the University of Florida and is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor. David facilitates monthly support groups on suicide and sexual trauma, and he supports clients one on one for a variety of other mental health concerns such as depression, anxiety, abuse, gender and sexual identity, trauma, substance use, parenting difficulties and relational issues. He also develops and manages community research activities in the Orlando and Tampa areas, and conducts workshops on the biology of trauma.

Welcome to the podcast, Mind Matters, hosted by the Orange County Government Mental Health and Homeless Division. Our goal is to provide accurate, helpful, and relevant information about mental health concerns and to share some strategies that you and your family can use to manage these challenges. In this episode, Dr. Lauren Josephs shares with us a message about mental health in the midst of Covid-19. Dr. Josephs is a researcher, a trainer of cultural and linguistic competency, and a licensed mental health counselor. She has extensive expertise in the areas of researching health disparities, and designing and implementing mental health interventions. Dr. Josephs is from the beautiful island of Jamaica and currently lives here in Orange County where she’s been an Orlando resident for over 20 years.