The Black Mental Wellness Founders will discuss the importance of disrupting spaces to foster healing in the Black community. 

 

• Moderator: Steve Johnson III

• Nicole Cammack, Ph.D.

• Jessica Henry, Ph.D.

• Dana Cunningham, Ph.D.

• Danielle Busby, Ph.D. ​

 

Objectives

1. Define what it means to disrupt spaces in behavioral health.

2. Describe three components that can be utilized to disrupt the mental health field. 

3. Identify at least 3 strategies that foster healing in the Black community.

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This engaging panel will explore how intergenerational and historical trauma have impacted Black women and explore pathways to wellness and radical self-care.

• Renet'e Washington, LPC: Exploring Pathways to Wellness for Black Women 

• Sharise Nance, LCSW, CCTP: Beyond the Cape: The Realities of Superwoman Syndrome in a Systemic Context

• Cherise Mattheson: Soft Life Sis: Radical Self-Care for Black Women through Creativity and Rest

• Dr. Camille Adams Jones: Big Mama Lied: Debunking Modeled Generational Trauma Confines From Guilt to Gifting to Ginger Ale in Black Matriarchal Led Families

• Dr. Zyer Beaty, LPC: Dispel the Myth: Imposter Syndrome and the Strong Black Woman Stereotype

 

 

Objectives

1. Recognize how cultural norms, societal expectations, and structural inequalities have contributed to imposter syndrome and the myth of the Strong Black Woman. 

2. Learn culturally responsive strategies to support clients through Generational Trauma. 

3. Acquire actionable strategies for self-care, setting boundaries, and collective advocacy.

 

This dynamic panel will explore how we can redefine traditional ideas of success and masculinity to facilitate healing and wellness in Black men.

• Moderator: Rawle Andrews, Esq. (American Psychiatric Association Foundation)

• Diallo Smith: Learning to Hustle and to Heal: Redefining Success and Wellness for Black Men

• Antoine L. Crosby: Black, Queer, and Loved by God

• Dr. Kelly Wallace: Beyond the Narrative: Reshaping Black Masculinity and Mental Health

• Robert Moore III: Breaking Through the Barriers of Vulnerability & Intimacy

 

Objectives

1. Explore best practices to foster a supportive community where Black men can openly discuss challenges related to overwork, isolation, and mental health.

2. Examine barriers to Black men seeking counseling.

3. Identify LGBTQ+-affirming care strategies and culturally informed interventions that can promote healing in Black men.

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This session will highlight non-traditional methods of self care, the radical power of rest, and empower helping professionals to address feelings of burnout and compassion fatigue.  

• Moderator: Dawn Christian

• Azure Smith-Swan: Healing Our Roots: Holistic Wellness Practices for Black Trauma Recovery

• Stacy McCall-Martin: Well Rested: Black Women's Call to Rest

• Bobby Brown & Brandon Holman: Donuts with Dads

• Brittany Rush, LCSW & Mental Wellness Advocate: How to Help the Helper

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Objectives

1. Identify strategies that can be utilized to enhance self-care and wellness. 

2. Learn to integrate culturally affirming, holistic practices into trauma-informed care for Black clients.

3. Explore how stress, burnout, and compassion fatigue impact helping professionals and identify effective prevention strategies.

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This session will explore how we can transform the traditional mental health system and provide culturally affirming care to the Black community.

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• Moderator: Yovanna L. Madhere, MSW

• Kenya Crawford, LMHC: Anti-Racist Clinical Supervision

• Dr. Aldric A. Horton Jr., DSW, MSW: The Absence of Black Men in Social Work: An Indictment of Academia

• Danielle Hairston, MD: The Weight We Carry: Black Mental Wellness in America

• Jill P. Carter, Esq., Maryland State Senator: Transforming Healthcare: Advocating for Equity and Holistic Healing

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Objectives

1. Understand how historical and ongoing racial injustices contribute to mental health challenges in Black communities.

2. Learn effective advocacy strategies for marginalized communities in healthcare settings.

3. Identify key skills to utilize when providing  anti-oppressive therapy and clinical supervision.

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This closing session will explore how we can disrupt traditional ideas, break barriers, and become disruptors in our families and communities. 

• Tamika Cross, MD: Balancing Acts: Navigating Career, Motherhood, and Mental Health and its Impact on Reproductive Wellness in Black Women

• Tiffany Ware: From Roots to Minds: The Impact of Mental Health on Hair and the Psychological Effects of Hair Discrimination

• Justin Little, Black Men Heal

• Miesha Lynette Rice, MSW, LCSW-C, LCSW, Founder and CEO, Whole Family Healing Group: Disrupting Spaces in Black Relationships/ Black Families

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Objectives

1. Identify strategies for improving mental health support and reproductive health outcomes among Black women.

2. Explore holistic approaches to stress management.

3. Discuss how families can heal by breaking the cycle of generational pain and trauma.

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