In honor of Black History Month, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) hosted a virtual roundtable featuring speakers with lived experience, community leaders, and practitioners to discuss behavioral health challenges in Black communities. Through personal stories and innovative programs, speakers highlighted the often untapped cultural resources that lessen the burden of disease and promote resiliency. This roundtable showcased unity among community in celebration of culture and history.
The event was also shared on Facebook Live at fb.com/nned.net and closed captioning was available through Zoom.
Access the Recording and Materials:
- View the recording of It Takes a Village: Addressing Behavioral Health Disparities in the Black Community
- Learn more about the speakers
Related Resources:
- 2021 National Survey of Drug Use and Health
- Religion and Mental Health in Racial and Ethnic Minority Populations: A Review of the Literature
- The Role of the Church in Improving Mental Wellness in the African American Community
- The Opioid Crisis and the Black/African American Population: An Urgent Issue
- Black Youth Suicide: Investigation of Current Trends and Precipitating Circumstances
- 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline (formerly known as the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline)
- African American Behavioral Health Center of Excellence (AABH CoE)
- Historically Black Colleges and Universities Center for Excellence in Behavioral Health (HBCU-CFE)
- Brother, You’re on My Mind Toolkit
- The Economic Burden of Mental Health Inequities in the United States Report
- Center for African American Recovery Development
- Soul Shop™ for Black Churches — suicide prevention training for faith leaders
- Trevor Project Crisis Center
- TRIUMPH — New York City-based organization Black communities with mental health resources
- ‘A Friend Asks’ App — suicide prevention mobile app
- Call Blackline — lifeline serving BIPOC individuals
- SMART Recovery — addiction recovery resources
- Sigma Gamma Rho Women’s Wellness Initiative
- Sigma Gamma Rho Annual Youth Symposium
Date: 2023
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