Significant. Is there is a relatively High Percentage as we know, of lgbt youth who have contemplated suicide. The number of seniors and i think that the report actually states in the last year, that have contemplated suicide, is almost equal to that number. And that is within the last year. And i think that what that demonstrates is a substantial and a tremendous sense of desperation and a lack of hope in this community and it is something that we need to look at immediately. Because for every month we dont look at these issues, we may lose more seniors and we may lose more individuals, who take their own lives. The other thing is come is cultural come pentcy and we have done a lot of work in the community in the various communities of various culture thes the Latino Community and the emensa community and others. And we find tremendous lack of cultural competency within each one of those cultures. On the lgbt issues, and i think that part of it is or was demonstrated by the only limit
Valuable work that has been done. And you know, the some things and i think that i spoke at that first meeting, that there is a lot that we know. And then there is that lot that we dont know. And it really is coming from the peoples own voices. About what it is that they want and what they need that we think is so much more valuable than our just trying to sort that out ourselves. And so, i was especially thankful to marcy for your comments and i think that speaks so much to another Strategic Plan that we are working on in our office and it gets with that, and that is those folks that have dementia and really cant speak for themselves. And it really is true in the Lgbt Community those folks are even more isolated and have less to look and in terms of support. I was making notes today and i go to hearings and that is what i do and i was glad to hear you say in the very beginning that data collection, cultural competency and the bill of rights for the folks in institutional care and thos
Cultural competency within each one of those cultures. On the lgbt issues, and i think that part of it is or was demonstrated by the only limited success that the task force had in reaching out to the russian communities and others in getting response back. And so i think that we need to very, and we need to really focus on cultural competency in communities that may discriminate within their own culture. And it is not only the predominant communities in the city, but also, it is other communities as well. And i think that this is extremely important. And the started as one something mentioned early on and the first speaker at the Human Rights Commission early on bill abrams has been involved in it since the beginning and i am happy to announce that the California Association of human rights organizations is giving bill an award next friday for his human rights work and it is only one of four awards given in the entire state of california and i want to congratulate bill on that honor.
Desperation and a lack of hope in this community and it is something that we need to look at immediately. Because for every month we dont look at these issues, we may lose more seniors and we may lose more individuals, who take their own lives. The other thing is come is cultural come pentcy and we have done a lot of work in the community in the various communities of various culture thes the Latino Community and the emensa community and others. And we find tremendous lack of cultural competency within each one of those cultures. On the lgbt issues, and i think that part of it is or was demonstrated by the only limited success that the task force had in reaching out to the russian communities and others in getting response back. And so i think that we need to very, and we need to really focus on cultural competency in communities that may discriminate within their own culture. And it is not only the predominant communities in the city, but also, it is other communities as well. And i t
And the condo sold for a moinld. Thank you thank you. Next speaker. Im andy blue can i turn on the computer here can you turn that on the screen . Roberto hernandez and as he said several hundred other people sir youre going to have to speak into the microphone. Does this one work im here with several other people that witnessed the video i hope youll all seen they see the connection between whats happening in the video and a whats happening in rec and park and the chambers and in this Room Development the out of control reckless Market Development in the Mission District is not making the neighborhood a better place that video is a perfect demonstration i heard a commissioner on this panel say recently he felt the mission was a better neighborhood that a than in the past base it occasionally thinks it is participate less crime folks that are familiar dont believe its a better neighborhood thats a step in the right direction on october 4th a thoughts people marched by Mission Street an