Category: African American
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Black History Month: Remembering and Honoring the Mental Health Legacy
By Leah Harris This Black History Month, we recognize Black leaders in the area of mental health, many of whom are not known to the mainstream, but whose life stories have been preserved through the work of archivists such as Vanessa Jackson, author of In Our Own Voice – African-American Stories of Oppression, Survival and…
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Uplifting mental health in the church through the “Hope & Faith” campaign
Photo: Shutterstock By Alejandro Ramos Religion and spirituality can be powerful tools for mental health wellness. They offer us a way of understanding what we’re going through and have faith that things will get better. What if the main practitioners and leaders of your faith-based institution aren’t open to discussing mental health challenges? That can…
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July is Bebe Moore Campbell Minority Mental Health Awareness Month
Also known as BIPOC Mental Health Month, this month carries on the famed author’s legacy By Leah Harris Bebe Moore Campbell was a journalist, author, and advocate whose work explored history, policy, race, and mental health in America. Her 2005 novel 72 Hour Hold was based on her family’s lived experiences, illuminating the challenges and…
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PEERS Celebrates Black History Month 2018
The Alameda County Everyone Counts Campaign will be focused on reducing mental health stigma and providing services to the African American Community for 2018-2020. Happy Black History Month 2018! On the last day of February, many PEERS staff and community members attended the 2018 ACBHCS and POCC Annual Black History Month Celebration and Training. This event…
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Kozi’s Korner: JUNETEENTH 2017 – What is Juneteenth?
Juneteenth is the oldest nationally celebrated commemoration of the ending of slavery in the United States. From its Galveston, Texas origin in 1865, the observance of June 19th as the African American Emancipation Day has spread across the United States and beyond. Today Juneteenth commemorates African American freedom and emphasizes education and achievement. It is…
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PEERS Celebrates the Role of Mental Health in Black History
February is Black History Month and a time for honoring individuals who are descendants of the African diaspora. The Annual Black History Month Celebration, hosted by Alameda County Behavioral Healthcare Services (ACBHCS) and POCC’s African American Steering Committee, was among the East Bay’s commemorative events. The cultural affair took place at Oakland’s historic Scottish Rite…