August 31, 2015

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Black Minds Matter 2!

Identifying Community Based Strategies By African Americans For African Americans

WHEN: Thursday, September 24, 2015 | 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM (PST)

Free webinar!  Click here to register.

Webinar Description

The webinar will provide strategies to better serve and promote improved behavioral health outcomes for the currently inappropriately served African American population. Recommendations of culturally congruent and culturally responsive community defined practices and strategies will be presented. Additionally, an introduction to training programs and faith based campaigns developed in response to the ACBHCS African American Utilization Study will be provided.

Learning Objectives

Participants will be able to:

• Identify community defined approaches that better address and promote positive behavioral health outcomes for African Americans across the age span
• Discuss incorporating faith based community wide approaches that reduce mental health stigma and discrimination
• Identify strategies of partnership with counties and the benefits of creating an African American Community Health and Wellness Hub to address disparities in incarceration and academic failures
• Identify strategies for creating a diverse workforce

Presenters

Gigi Crowder, L.E.,  Ethnic Services Manager /Cultural Responsive Coordinator, Alameda County Behavioral Health Care Services (ACBHCS)  & Founder of Black Minds Matter 2!

Wade Nobles, PhD, Founder & Executive Director, Institute for the Advanced Study of Black Family Life and Culture

For more information, please contact:

Gigi Crowder at gcrowder@acbhcs.org   

May Chan at mchan@cibhs.org  

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