Pilot program launched to connect Black and Brown therapists to clients of color
Updated Dec 24, 2020;
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KALAMAZOO, MI Two Kalamazoo organizations have joined forces to pilot a program that would match people of color seeking mental health treatment with providers whose life experiences more closely match their own.
Truth, Racial Healing & Transformation Kalamazoo (TRHT) partnered with Rootead Enrichment Center to launch the Black & Brown Therapy Collective with the goal of connecting residents to therapists of color.
Destigmatizing mental health for the Black and Brown community is a personal passion for Rootead Executive Director Kama Mitchell. Connecting people of color with each other helps eliminate microaggressions or misunderstandings that can be roadblocks during a therapy session, Michell said.