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Fwd: July is a time to put BIPOC mental health in the spotlight

  • 1.  Fwd: July is a time to put BIPOC mental health in the spotlight

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    From: Mental Health America <mhapostmaster@mhanational.org>
    Date: Mon, Jul 1, 2024 at 11:01 AM
    Subject: July is a time to put BIPOC mental health in the spotlight
    To: Twanna Hodge <tkhodge@umd.edu>


    July is Bebe Moore Campbell National Minority Mental Health Awareness Month. MHA has new resources and events throughout the month. ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌

    Each July, we honor the legacy of author, advocate, and trailblazer Bebe Moore Campbell by recognizing Bebe Moore Campbell National Minority Mental Health Awareness Month. 

    To celebrate and help support your efforts, MHA is proud to provide the following:

    Mental Health America's 2024 BIPOC Mental Health Toolkit provides practical resources to help guide your organization's awareness efforts and help individuals navigate mental health stigma, bridge generational differences, dismantle mental health myths, and encourage meaningful conversations. Get your free toolkit.

    Webinars will be held on July 18 and July 23 on the topics of: bridging generational gaps and healing justice. Expert panels will bring perspective and lived experience to these conversations. Learn more about our speakers and sign up.

    MHA's BIPOC Mental Health Resource Center has new content and a new (and improved) look and feel! Check it out here

    Guest blogs from our trusted partners will be released throughout the month to elaborate on the topics and themes in the 2024 BIPOC Mental Health Toolkit. Read our first post.

    Bebe Moore Campbell's ability to tell impactful stories highlighting themes of racism, mental health, and family left a lasting mark on this world and is a foundation for much of the work that continues in support of Black, Indigenous, and people of color (BIPOC) mental health. Learn more about Bebe Moore Campbell.

     

    Mental Health America
    500 Montgomery Street, Ste 820  | Alexandria, Virginia 22314
    (703) 684-7722 | info@mhanational.org

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    Twanna Hodge, MLIS (she, her, hers)
    PhD Student | Information Studies
    University of Maryland, College Park
    2022 Spectrum Doctoral Fellow


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    Have a wonderful day and week. Stay safe and well.

    Take care, 
    Twanna 

    Twanna Hodge, MLIS (she, her, hers)
    PhD Student | Information Studies
    University of Maryland, College Park
    2013 Spectrum Scholar  
    2022 Spectrum Doctoral Fellow