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Promoting Mental Health Equity in Black Churches
Dr. Sidney Hankerson discusses how to promote mental health equity and integrate cultural preferences by partnering with faith-based organizations. -
Coalition Comments to HHS Secretary on Medicaid
Coalition regulatory comments to HHS Secretary Becerra expressing support for Virginia’s 1115 waiver amendment extending Medicaid postpartum coverage up to 12 months. -
Letter to Congressional Committee Leadership on Maternal Mental Health
Letter to Energy and Commerce House Subcommittee Leadership expressing support for H.R. 909/S. 484, the “Moms Matter Act,” which would address the need for culturally congruent collaborative maternity care models. -
Letter to Congressional Committees Leadership on Maternal, Child and Adolescent Mental Health
Letter to Senate and House Appropriations Committees leadership, urging support for at least $750M for the Title V Maternal and Child Health Services Block Grant in the FY22 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education & Related Agencies Appropriations bill. -
He’s Not a Criminal, He’s in Crisis
"I used to think that if a person was arrested, they must have done something wrong — but I was wrong." -
Black Mental Health and the Importance of 988 Legislation
"The intersectionality of racism, mental health, law enforcement, homelessness and often self-medication via illicit drug use has decimated the Black community." -
Letter to Congressional Committee Leadership on Maternal Mental Health
Letter to Congressional Committee Leadership, requesting an increase in funding for the Health Resources and Services Administration’s (HRSA) Maternal Mental Health Hotline by $2 million dollars and the Screening and Treatment of Maternal Depression and Related Behavioral Disorders Program by $5 million dollars. -
Black History Month: Writing This Triggers My Anxiety
"I only recently started speaking out about generational trauma, racism and being Black in America because…the anxiety and fear can be too much." -
Letter to HHS Secretary on Maternal Health
Urging CMS to approve pending section 1115 demonstration projects aimed at extending the postpartum coverage period for individuals who were enrolled in Medicaid while pregnant to a full year after the end of pregnancy. -
What Black History Month Means to Me
"I would like to be respected for my strength and tenacity in moving forward and progressing in a way that I choose."