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Ramsey County Mental Health Staff Interview: Ethel Arisa
Ramsey CountyThursday, August 21, 2025
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[0:01] Mental health services is good because
[0:03] it gives people coping skills. Either
[0:06] they learning from the case manager,
[0:07] they learn from the therapist, we help
[0:09] them step by step how to manage their
[0:12] mental health.
[0:13] [Music]
[0:16] My name is Ethel Arisa. I'm a mental
[0:20] health case manager. I work with
[0:22] individual who are diagnosed with
[0:24] serious and persistent mental illness.
[0:28] I was a lawyer when I came to this
[0:30] country. They told me I have to go to
[0:32] law school here too. But when I
[0:34] finished, I wasn't impressed with the
[0:36] way stress lawyers are going through. So
[0:39] I started doing immigration law. I was
[0:41] working with immigrants. Then I found
[0:44] out that they're struggling with mental
[0:46] health and I felt bad. I'm the kind of
[0:49] person I like to fight for people. You
[0:52] know, it's just my calling. So that's
[0:54] how I found out that this is what I
[0:57] should be doing. Most of our clients,
[1:00] you know, when they come to you, they
[1:01] don't have anybody treating them. Maybe
[1:04] they don't understand what they're going
[1:05] through. But I always tell them there is
[1:08] hope. There's medication. Have people to
[1:11] talk to. Don't be alone.
[1:15] We are here for you every step of the
[1:18] way.
[1:20] [Music]