One Neighborhood at a Time

Sharing Hope

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Speaking with African Americans about mental health.

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“Lack of information and misconceptions surrounding mental health issues prevent many members of the African American community from getting the help and support they need. Sharing Hope is an hour-long presentation that can help increase mental health awareness in African American communities by addressing a number of important topics”

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https://www.nami.org/Get-Involved/What-Can-I-Do/Become-a-Leader-in-the-Mental-Health-Movement/Sharing-Hope-Speaking-with-African-Americans-abou

Improving the health of African Americans in the USA: an overdue opportunity for social justice

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Abstract: Using a modified social ecological model, we conducted a review of the literature and nationwide statistics on African American health. We discuss the main social determinants of health and main health disparities, risk factors, the leading causes of morbidity and mortality, and access to health services for blacks in the USA. The mechanisms through which social determinants, including racism, exert their deleterious effects on black health are discussed at the macro and individual levels. Incarceration and mental health care issues are highlighted as priorities to be addressed. African Americans remain the least healthy ethnic group in the USA, a somber legacy of years of racial and social injustice and a formidable challenge to equitable health care for all. Systemic causes of suboptimal black health require equally systemic solutions; positive trends in black health indicators seem to be driven by social development programs, economic investment in education, participation of African Americans in policy, and decision-making and expansion of access to health care.

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https://publichealthreviews.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s40985-016-0025-4

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Jasmine Pierre

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Offers online mental health training. Also has a newsletter and offers coaching support. She has additionally written a book. Jasmine developed the Safe Place app.

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What is Mental Health Parity?

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https://www.nami.org/NAMI/media/NAMI-Media/Infographics/MHParity10-23-15.pdf