#ICYMI: Our 2024 BIPOC Mental Health toolkit is available now! Each July, Mental Health America honors the legacy of author, advocate, and trailblazer Bebe Moore Campbell by sharing resources and having conversations dedicated to addressing and supporting BIPOC mental health all month. For more information and to download our FREE 2024 BIPOC Mental Health toolkit, visit mhanational.org/july.
Mental Health America
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The nation’s leading nonprofit dedicated to the promotion of mental health, well-being, and condition prevention.
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Mental Health America is the nation’s leading national nonprofit dedicated to the promotion of mental health, well-being, and illness prevention. Our work is informed, designed, and led by the lived experience of those most affected. Operating nationally and in communities across the country, Mental Health America advocates for closing the mental health equity gap while increasing nationwide awareness and understanding through public education, direct services, tools, and research. Our annual State of Mental Health in America report is among the most widely respected health reports in the nation.
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http://www.mhanational.org
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- Alexandria, VA
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- 1909
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Mental health is woven into the culture of communities of Indigenous American descent. The holistic view of well-being values physical, emotional, and spiritual dimensions of health. As part of our celebration of Bebe Moore Campbell National Minority Mental Health Awareness Month this July, we’ve added new resources for BIPOC communities to our website. Learn more about supporting mental health in communities of Indigenous descent at mhanational.org/indigenous
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July is Bebe Moore Campbell National Minority Mental Health Awareness Month! Join us next Thursday, July 18, at 1PM ET (10AM PT) for a discussion on the generational differences BIPOC communities experience when talking about and caring for their mental health. This session will provide a safe space to explore strategies for bridging these gaps and offer practical advice on initiating conversations, seeking support, and embracing culturally relevant approaches to mental well-being. Register ⬇️ https://lnkd.in/e5xXSh-R
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🏆 The results are in! 🏆 Each year, Mental Health America honors an inspiring group of advocates, social workers, journalists, youth, and affiliates at our annual conference. We are thrilled to announce the recipients of Mental Health America's 2024 Awards. Renee Jones: Clifford W. Beers Award Winner Dr. Joey Pagano: George Goodman Brudney and Ruth P. Brudney Social Work Award Winner Ernesto Isaac Lara: mPower Award Winner Cole Ramsey: Youth Policy Advocacy Award Winner MindSiteNews: Media Award Winner The Awakenings Review: Media Award Winner In Her Shoes: Media Award Winner I Need to Ask You Something: Media Award Winner Hawaii News Now: Hope for Hawaii Island: Media Award Winner Barb Johnston: Joseph de Raismes III Policy Award Winner The Montgomery County Public Schools International Admissions & Enrollment Office's EML Therapeutic Counseling Team: Betty Humphrey Equity Champion Award Winner Mental Health Association of East Tennessee: Richard Van Horn Innovation in Programming Award Winner Learn more about this year's awardees at https://lnkd.in/eZGCBjHX
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Congratulations to the latest recipients of Mental Health America’s 2024 Bell Seal for Workplace #MentalHealth! This national certification recognizes employers committed to creating mentally healthy workplaces. View more at https://lnkd.in/gjS8qqG2
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Sometimes it’s hard to know where to start. If you’re struggling with addiction or recovery, Mental Health America’s peer support specialists are here to help. To try it, text "hello" to 703-643-4554. Our line is FREE (for United States residents) and operates from 10 a.m. to midnight Eastern Time (7 a.m. to 9 p.m. Pacific), Monday through Friday (excluding holidays). P.S. This line is more than a one-time conversation or crisis text line. Our peers will stay with you and help you on your journey for as long as you need them. 💙 Thank you to the Elevance Health Foundation for supporting this program.
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Way to go, Kelly Davis! 🎉 Findings from collaborative research done by Davis, Mental Health America's Vice President of Peer and Youth Advocacy, and Morgan Shields, Ph.D. have been published in the Journal of Patient Experience. Davis and Shields' analyzed over 500 people's perspectives to find out how to improve inpatient psychiatric services. Read more below ⬇
Grateful the findings of research I collaborated on with Morgan Shields, Ph.D. were published in the Journal of Patient Experience. We analyzed 510 people's perspectives on how to improve inpatient psychiatric services. I recognized many of my own experiences in this research, and those of so many I know. This included the harms that are often ignored or that people are actively discouraged from talking about-- both personally and in advocacy. If we want to provide truly supportive services, we should not ignore the *real* experiences people have. The article provides examples, including non-therapeutic to traumatic, and how to improve. We identified ten themes. Examples include (1) humane care, (2) continuity of care (including alternatives), (3) empathic connection, and (4) respecting rights and autonomy. Trust, agency, hope, and healing are critical to mental health recovery and *foundational* to whether services will be helpful. The spaces and places that do this work should be held to this standard and be responsive to the folks using services to be considered therapeutic. https://lnkd.in/ecU35SFj
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Your story is worth sharing. 🩵 In honor of Bebe Moore Campbell National Minority Mental Health Awareness Month, Mental Health America has tools to help you break down the stigma around mental health in BIPOC communities. Learn more at mhanational.org/july.
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