NYAPRS Note: The STAR Center continues to promote effective policy and programming that navigates cultural competence in behavioral healthcare. Join the webinar below on 2/24 to learn more!
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Date: Tuesday, February 24, 2015
Time: 2 – 3:30 p.m. ET
Presenters: Nicki King, Ph.D., and Jim Gilmer, M.A., Co-Directors of the African American Strategic Planning Workgroup of the California Reducing Disparities Project; Mel Mason, LCSW, a community-based therapist and founder of “The Village Project”, a non-profit agency that works with young men of color in the Monterey California area, Bennie Crayton, Prevention Specialist, Ventura County Mental Health, Vincent Shelton, Transition Age Youth Focus Group facilitator and participant, Beyond the Beats and the Lyrics narrator, Chief Calvin Handy, retired law enforcement officer.
Description:
The California Reducing Disparities Project (CRDP) recently released the Strategic Plan to Reduce Mental Health Disparities which was developed in partnership with the California Pan-Ethnic Health Network (CPEHN) and workgroups from five populations – African Americans, Asians and Pacific Islanders (API), Latinos, Native Americans, and lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, and questioning (LGBTQ) communities. Building on their 2012 report We Ain’t Crazy! Just Coping with a Crazy System, the African American Strategic Planning Workgroup developed a video Beyond the Beat and the Lyrics, and a Facilitator’s Guide to increase dialogue and understanding of the impact of stigma and discrimination on the mental health status of transition age African-American men. Join us for a provocative and informative webinar presentation on recommendations for systems transformation to reduce disparities that may apply or be useful in your community.
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