Orlando event focuses on important conversations about Black mental health
Event happens Thursday from 6 to 8 p.m.
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The city of Orlando is working to get results this Black History Month raising awareness about mental health in the Black community.
City leaders are partnering with Black mental health professionals for an important movement they’re calling Black Mental Health Matters.
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On Thursday from 6 to 8 p.m., they’re hosting a virtual event featuring live performances and small group discussions to talk important conversations about mental health in the Black community.
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The conversation is coming at a time where suicide rates are on the rise and mental health is a struggle for so many people.
For many Black people, many political issues are multiplied.
Dr. Aderonke Pederson is a psychiatrist and instructor in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Health at Northwestern University. She s an advocate for Black health and wellness.
She says while we celebrate Black History Month, we also need to examine the impact COVID-19 and racism have on the daily lives of Black people. While there s a lot of celebration in the Black community, there s a lot of reflection, too, Dr. Pederson said.
She said racism can affect your health. We re talking about stress that builds up, generational stress, individual stress, so, again, it s coming at people from both sides, she said.
Concordia’s Black Perspectives Office strives to empower Black voices and aspirations at the university
The office offers mentorship, scholarship, and wide-range supportive opportunities for Black students
Having started off as a pilot project, Concordia’s Black Perspectives Office proved a success in 2019 and was permanently installed as an advocacy and support office for Black students at Concordia.
Three-time Concordia graduate, Montreal Black activist and author Annick Maugile Flavien is the founding coordinator at the office, which aims to address and challenge systemic racism by representing, connecting, and supporting Black perspectives.
“Our students, our faculty, our staff need spaces to connect with one another,” said Flavien during an interview with Concordia alumni Josie Fomé, Montreal journalist and podcast host featured in Concordia’s 4TH SPACE in December.
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