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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. JOIN THE MOVEMENT. We need you. Our Collective wellness needs every warrior on the team for the good trouble we engage in. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6029ebe3117bd25f81ac1238/1613498036537-18FJZHP9AN2JX0DOA5WV/TPF-photo-1.jpg Home - 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. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6029ebe3117bd25f81ac1238/1613496426817-N8YS8EPTLNUSIJ4LH4FV/image-asset.jpeg Home - 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. https://www.blackmentalhealthtaskforce.net/our-vision daily 0.75 2022-10-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6029ebe3117bd25f81ac1238/1614119459857-D8ZEXINMAZT4B4WXMF0Q/image.jpg Our Vision - VISION STATEMENT Our Vision is to empower community members of Black and African Heritage through advocacy and policy reform for culturally informed and equitable access to housing, mental & physical health treatment, education, criminal justice, entrepreneurship and employment. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6029ebe3117bd25f81ac1238/1614239979087-RN3A256X0P9LRVN5CJNG/b209be77f343f99675c5d9e90f1af38e.jpg Our Vision - MISSION STATEMENT To enhance the quality of life for individuals and families of Black and African Heritage through positive social change for people experiencing mental health difficulties. We seek to define and highlight the differing identities we bring with us that can contribute to the disparity that we encounter. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6029ebe3117bd25f81ac1238/e0b9f4aa-bf95-4a85-a790-45dceec2d422/bmh_new_logo_white.jpg Our Vision - “The Force” Our Vision is to empower community members of Black and African Heritage through advocacy and policy reform for culturally informed and equitable access to housing, mental & physical health treatment, education, criminal justice, entrepreneurship and employment. The Black Mental Health Task Force is a coalition of California mental health professionals, clients, non-profit organizations, community-based organizations, educators, community leaders, entrepreneurs, students, and artists who have united to support mental health wellness within the African American community. In addition to connecting with community based organizations not yet in partnership; we are looking to positively impact Individuals who are looking to re-identify with who they are and develop a healthier sense of whole person wellness and community. We have been very intentional about bridging the gap between advocacy, clinical care and the community. We are acting as a connector between under-resourced communities and organizations. We fill the gap in the advocacy for mental health linkages and access to care. https://www.blackmentalhealthtaskforce.net/our-team daily 0.75 2023-06-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6029ebe3117bd25f81ac1238/b5716062-1b44-4727-b6b4-029bb766e5c1/nakeya+headshot+2022.jpeg Our Team - Nakeya T. Fields, LCSW - Chair Nakeya T. Fields is a mental health entrepreneur, author, and speaker. Nakeya is an alumna of the University of Southern California where she received a BA in Communication, a Master’s in Social Work and a Pupil Personnel Services Credential in School Social Work and Child Welfare & Attendance. Nakeya is also a Registered Play Therapist - Supervisor and a certified field instructor and clinical supervisor. Nakeya is a 200 HR TT Yoga instructor, certified in trauma informed restorative yoga and Mini Yogis Yoga for Kids yoga. She is licensed by the Board of Behavioral Sciences as a Licensed Clinical Social Worker in the State of California. She is a 2020/21 UCLA-DMH Early Childhood Intervention Fellow, and Faculty at California State University, Northridge. Nakeya has over 13 years experience in developing and running mental health related community focused programming. She is the Founder and Chair of the Board for The Therapeutic Play Foundation, a nonprofit that seeks to build a healthier, more resilient world for those in under resourced communities. She is CEO of Innovative Wellness Consulting; providing wellness programming and consultation. All The Projects: https://linktr.ee/thefeelwellcoach Email: hello@blackmentalhealth.net https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6029ebe3117bd25f81ac1238/71724c87-9942-4097-bc49-8ba3a6c99298/Untitled+design+%2851%29.png Our Team - Keith Coleman- Advocacy Vice Chair Keith Coleman is an Advisory Scholar with mediaX at Stanford University - a interdisciplinary thought leadership and industry affiliate program focused on transformational learning experiences. His service targets intercultural equity and excellence in education reform, healthcare solutions, and social finance. Keith’s education mission explores how racial hierarchy, rhetoric and character disrupt student motivation, learning, achievement, and wellness. Elements of Keith’s social finance work examine equity and social impact issues of investment management, centering the context and knowledge of people of color. A key focus area is supporting solutions across the healthcare landscape to mitigate disparities in care for underrepresented patients through funding research, healthcare startups, and providing access to science-backed tools tailored for individuals by well-being experts. He adds value as a Stanford Angels &; Entrepreneurs and Wharton Alumni Angels investor, mentor, and adviser to young companies. A former chief strategy officer at a think tank, Keith informs cognitive behavioral practices that promote human performance and well-being in industry, academia, and sport. Keith earned his bachelor’s degree from Stanford University, Stanford-in-Oxford/Magdalen College, and his master’s from the University of Pennsylvania in Applied Positive Psychology. He is Vice Chair of Advocacy for the Black Mental Health Task Force, and an Associate Member of the Meharry National Alumni Association. Email: advocacy@blackmentalhealth.net https://www.blackmentalhealthtaskforce.net/afrocentricapproach daily 0.75 2022-10-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6029ebe3117bd25f81ac1238/1614141636725-DUII7WO1TUOINX21P3KA/image-asset.jpeg Black Empowerment - WHO IS ALREADY DOING THE WORK? Existing Black Empowering Organizations and Initiatives ● The Abolitionist Pledge ● African Coalition ● African American Infant & Maternal Mortality (AAIMM) CAT Teams - Department of Public Health ● Black Agenda for Santa Monica ● Black & African Heritage UsCC & Capacity Building Projects -LA County Department of Mental Health ● Black Infant Health Program (BIH) - Pasadena, LA, Long Beach, Lancaster ● Black Women for Wellness ● California Black Women’s Health Project ● Diversity Uplifts ● Healing Black Intergenerational Trauma ● Ohana Center ● Painted Brain ● Parenting Black Children ● Positive Results Center ● Project Joy ● Therapeutic Play Foundation ● UMMA Community Clinic https://www.blackmentalhealthtaskforce.net/communitysynergy daily 0.75 2022-10-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6029ebe3117bd25f81ac1238/1614142941061-CZ0UMIPORCKOIDEE5ERX/IMG_4049.jpg Community Synergy - Community Guide Lines: Confidentiality. We want to create an atmosphere for open, honest exchange. Our primary commitment is to learn from each other. We will listen to each other and not talk at each other. We will trust that people are always doing the best they can. We will not demean, devalue, or “put down” people for their experiences, lack of experiences, or difference in interpretation of those experiences. Challenge the idea and not the person. If we wish to challenge something that has been said, we will challenge the idea or the practice referred to, not the individual sharing this idea or practice. Speak your discomfort. If something is bothering you, please share this with the group. Often our emotional reactions to this process offer the most valuable learning opportunities. Monitor Your Airtime. Be mindful of taking up much more space than others. On the same note, empower yourself to speak up when others are dominating the conversation. Maintain a brave atmosphere. https://www.blackmentalhealthtaskforce.net/support-for-communities daily 0.75 2022-10-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6029ebe3117bd25f81ac1238/1614145558161-HQXFC0VYZR76G2TVM6PX/image-asset.jpeg Support for Communities - Civil Rights Infringements ● Voter education. Our communities are being disenfranchised from their voting rights. ● We have high rates of homelessness and need more engagement with homeless community (two homeless persons thought to be sleeping were actually deceased) ● Inpatient substance abuse service partnership for TAY ● Discrimination with attaining ADA accommodations ● Criminal Justice issues - our excessive fear of policing and the difference in how likely we are to die in those interactions vs other persons of different ethnicities ● Educational inequities - rates of Black boys in special education, etc ● DSM does not address race based stress/trauma and our children are being misdiagnosed with ADHD and PTSD and all sorts of issues that limits and labels them because there is no clear criteria in the DSM to address racial trauma or racism when it is so prevalent in our experience. https://www.blackmentalhealthtaskforce.net/donate daily 0.75 2023-06-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6029ebe3117bd25f81ac1238/1613501251593-KRNWRTIK944LUB83WV85/image-asset.jpeg Donate Your giving supports our actions. 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DUE BY FEBRUARY 17th at 11amPST https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6029ebe3117bd25f81ac1238/7b01b95a-697d-4e8d-94c9-da2b144ff48e/gala+%282%29+%281%29.png Events Page Empowering Black Families Community Awards & Scholarship Gala February 26th at Pasadena City College from 5pm-9pm. Must show proof of vaccination and negative test within 3 days of event. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6029ebe3117bd25f81ac1238/a4ee834c-bca2-4489-b772-303f22823adb/SGV+AAIMM_Black+Maternal+Mental+Health+Support+Group_Main_Final.jpg Events Page Support group for pregnant and parenting Black mothers. In partnership with Department of Public Health and the SGV AAIMM Community Action Team. RSVP at the link. In-Person, proof of negative test required. Runs January 2022-June 2022. 4th Wednesday at 6pm. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6029ebe3117bd25f81ac1238/38196ff9-ed99-41f9-ba39-b6a17c87937a/Culture+of+Cannabis.png Events Page In partnership with the Department of Mental Health and the Black Mental Health Task Force, the Therapeutic Play Foundation is offering a free monthly Wellness event that focuses on decreasing stigma about mental health issues as well as increasing awareness of healthy coping strategies. Each conversation focuses on a different topic. We want to connect community members to supportive resources and services needed to improve opportunities for healing and wholeness in their lives. Self-Care routines are the secret ingredient to happiness and health. Let us help you learn the strategies and build the community! Community leaders will share wisdom about how to address cannabis use/abuse in our community. We must address coping strategies as well as the relationship to the criminal justice system. Let's have real conversations about the issues facing the Black community and how can we empower our people to also take advantage of the business of cannabis. We are a SAFE and BRAVE space to talk about what we NEED to talk about to be well. Virtual event via zoom. Must register to receive link. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6029ebe3117bd25f81ac1238/07fabfe4-7629-455f-843f-29f42f1f6a2b/Minding+Our+Elders.png Events Page Peer Community Service Leaders are ready to outreach and facilitate village building. They are currently receiving training and will be ready to facilitate wellness workshops with Black Seniors from March 2022 - May 2022. If you are a Senior, or work with Seniors, and would like our Peer Community Service Leaders to engage and support Seniors in your workplace or community, please request a workshop at the link. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6029ebe3117bd25f81ac1238/5d405838-9f8c-4f0a-9973-388cfe8dfc2a/2022+Dr.+King+Day+of+Service+Event+%28South+Coast+AQMD%29_Flyer_Save+the+Date_Virtual.png Events Page South Coast Air Quality Management District’s (South Coast AQMD) 9th Annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service virtual program taking place Saturday, January 15, 2022 from 11:30am – 12:30pm. This annual event celebrates Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s legacy promoting advocacy for justice and equality. This year's celebration, "Living, Dreaming, Believing in a Clean Air Future" focuses on partnering with communities to address air pollution and the inequalities of environmental justice. South Coast AQMD's partnership with the communities are vital to improving air quality for all residents of Orange County and the urban portions of Los Angeles, Riverside and San Bernardino counties, including the Coachella Valley. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6029ebe3117bd25f81ac1238/c3ed8517-84e5-4191-a2db-804fdee4f39d/Full+Summit+Agenda.png Events Page 2023 First Annual Black History Month Mental Health Summit https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6029ebe3117bd25f81ac1238/29809a93-8f1e-486a-b5b5-66bfcd66a797/Summit+Flyer.png Events Page Black History Month Mental Health Summit https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6029ebe3117bd25f81ac1238/073ec24b-b6dd-4622-8306-02b1e7d497f0/BMH+Screening+Flyer.jpg Events Page Black Mental Health: Ch anging the Narrative https://www.blackmentalhealthtaskforce.net/resources daily 0.75 2021-02-25