July is Bebe Moore Campbell National Minority Mental Health Awareness Month

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1. July is Bebe Moore Campbell National Minority Mental Health Awareness Month

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Twanna Hodge

Posted Jul 01, 2025 12:16 PM

Hi,

Remember that you are enough and your mental health matters. Bebe Moore Campbell was a mental health advocate. July was designated as National Minority Mental Health Awareness Month to commemorate all of her work and advocacy. "It's okay to ask for help. It's okay to talk about it. It's okay to not be okay." – Unknown

Below are some selected resources.

BIPOC in LIS Mental Health Summit: Community Record - https://docs.google.com/document/d/1FNzclSlAIVxB3CIvIjFhXqMLRi3b-xKuvtoiIqZnzrA/edit?tab=t.0

The National Network to Eliminate Disparities in Behavioral Health (NNED) is a network of community-based organizations (CBOs) across the U.S. focused on the mental health and substance use issues of underserved communities. https://nned.net/

Mental Health Coalition's Resource Library - https://www.thementalhealthcoalition.org/resources/

EthnoMed is Harborview Medical Center's ethnic medicine website, containing medical and cultural information about immigrant and refugee groups. https://ethnomed.org/

Project Heal 20+ Bipoc Mental Health Resources for Culturally-Sensitive Support - https://www.theprojectheal.org/blog/bipoc-mental-health

For immediate support 24/7 call the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline at 988. It's free and highly confidential, unless it's essential to contact emergency services to keep you or your friend safe. In an emergency call 911.

"Every storm runs out of rain." – Maya Angelou

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From: Mental Health America <mhapostmaster@mhanational.org>
Date: Tue, Jul 1, 2025 at 10:31 AM
Subject: July is Bebe Moore Campbell National Minority Mental Health Awareness Month
To: Twanna Hodge <tkhodge@umd.edu>

July is here, and so is Bebe Moore Campbell National Minority Mental Health Awareness Month!

Bebe Moore Campbell was a writer, mother, and mental health advocate who believed that everyone deserves access to healing and support. Her vision lives on as we continue the movement she sparked.

This year, Mental Health America invites you to turn awareness into action with our 2025 BIPOC Mental Health Toolkit (available in English and Spanish), packed with:

✔️ Outreach materials and key messages
✔️ Shareable graphics and social posts
✔️ Worksheets for healing and connection
✔️ Practical ways to advocate at work, school, or in your neighborhood

Explore the toolkit

Join us live in July for two powerful webinars exploring the intersections of culture, community, and mental health. Click the links below to get more information and register.

July 9: The healing we create: BIPOC community-centered care

July 23: Stay rooted: A chair yoga reset for BIPOC mental health