A Collaborative Care Approach
There are large gaps in the systems of healthcare and education for persons of Black and African heritage. There are also inequitable outcomes across all sectors related to those gaps that must be addressed and resolved.
The Black Mental Health Task Force seeks to identify policies, protocols, resources, and partners that support our ability to inform, engage, educate and collaborate effectively to de-stigmatize talking about and accessing care for mental health. Black Americans; Black Immigrants from the Continent of Africa, African-descended peoples from Latin America and the Caribbean; and any other ethnic group that identifies as being of Black & African Heritage are included in our efforts to empower the collective wellness of persons identifying as being of Black and African heritage. We must address the maladaptive impact of Systemic and Structural Racism in healthcare and educational settings on the physical, mental and spiritual well-being of persons living while presenting as being of Black or African heritage.
This coalition is in support of an integrated collaborative care model that connects our community well-being to our ancestry as related to the African continent and each of our individual experiences of living and differing cultural practices. We also support incorporating our community’s shared collective trauma into the conversation when discussing change and diversity and inclusion. We believe the community itself can play an important role in creating the solutions that lead toward healing and recovery; and we are The Force demanding to have a seat at the table for those conversations or we are setting the table ourselves.
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Community Synergy
We are continuing the legacy of “making good trouble”! As we are a force to be reckoned with, all of our partners and volunteers work together as a strong coalition of action takers that command attention. This is how we show up in our neighborhoods. Our passion drives us to find congruency and build synergy between the resources we provide and the already established networks in the communities we love.
Support for Communities
Our communities are the bedrock of our future and are at the forefront of our progressive thinking. The mental health of the Black community needs to be considered and embraced as we build a better now.