Gun Point: We Need A Cease Fire Part 2! Dr. Bailey, a Forensic Psychiatrist and Dr. Elliot Jessie, a Military Trauma Surgeon Speak!

Uzima Health and Wellness continues to have focused discussions on the gun violence epidemic and the need for a cease fire. Dr. Kendra Outler, MD sat down with two Black physician leaders to discuss the psychological, physical, racial, and sociological implications the of rise of gun violence. They both give lend their voice to the trauma of gun violence and the wounds it creates. Panel members included Dr. Rahn Kennedy Bailey, MD, a forensic psychiatrist and Chairman of LSU Health Sciences Center in New Orleans Department of Psychiatry, and Dr. Elliot Jessie, MD, MBA, FACS, Professor of Surgery and Trauma Surgery and Director of the Intensive Care Unit at Walter Reed, National Military Medical Center, Bethesda.

This panel was sponsored by the LSUHSC Department of Psychiatry.

To learn more about how you can help, we recommend you check out the following resources:

MyUzima Health and Wellness: https://www.myuzima.org

LSUHSC Department of Psychiatry : https://www.medschool.lsuhsc.edu/psychiatry/

Trauma Recovery Clinic at University Medical Center New Orleans: https://www.lcmchealth.org/university-medical-center-new-orleans/our-services/behavioral-health-psychiatry/trauma-recovery-clinic/