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NAMI Honors Bebe Moore Campbell National Minority Mental Health Awareness Month, Highlights Vital Support and Education Efforts
This July, the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) honors the legacy of Bebe Moore Campbell, a trailblazer who tore down barriers to mental health care in underserved communities. Her work crossed boundaries of race, ethnicity and identity, helping to destigmatize people who seek mental health care. -
Honoring and Upholding Bebe Moore Campbell’s Legacy
In response to the pain and injustice she witnessed, Campbell became a tireless activist for underserved communities in the mental health space. -
Overcoming Cultural Barriers on the Road to Recovery
I advocate for myself and others while trying to make broader changes in my community. -
What Bebe Moore Campbell’s Legacy Means to Me
What started as advocacy for one, turned to advocacy for so many. It’s part of why she continues to be an inspiration to me and so many others today.
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How School-Based Mental Health Providers Can Help Hispanic/Latinx Students
It is not that parents do not want to engage with school-based mental health professionals, it is more like we are not properly engaging them. -
How the Pandemic Has Magnified Mental Health Care Disparities
The disparate impact on Black, Indigenous and Latinx communities is striking. -
How My Latina Identity Holds Hands with My Depression
“Vulnerability has been one of the most essential parts of my recovery." -
Why We Need More Culturally Competent Therapists
"I realized some time ago that no matter how much mental health service I received, those who were providing therapy were not always culturally competent."
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Disparities Within Minority Mental Health Care
The mental health system is flawed. We all know that and many of us have experienced it personally. But all mental health advocates should band together in improving the status quo for those who are the least likely to both seek and receive treatment. Those who are most vulnerable to the systemic disparities of getting help. Those who only get the spotlight for one month out of the year.