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.

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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

 

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

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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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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

 

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