Systemic Changes to Address Mental Health and Behavioral Barriers by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine
Dr. Felix will serve on a panel during this event on September 15th.
About this event
Major objectives of the workshop include:
1) Identify psychological barriers that contribute to decreased representation of Black students in SEM, including: the adultification of Black youth and its negative effects; the chronic environmental stressors that contribute to anxiety, depression, and substance use and abuse; the dehumanizing educational barriers that Black youth face; and racialized micro-aggressions, sexism, and discrimination that weaken their academic self-concept.
2) Explore negative stereotypes and systemic racism and biases that prevent Black students from pursuing careers in SEM and the tension between the risk of experiencing racial trauma and the possibility of increasing personal resilience for Black people in SEM programs and careers;
3) Assist stakeholders in improving interventions and supports for Black students, scientists, engineers, and physicians that strengthen their academic and racial identity and enhance mental health.
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Depression and Anxiety in Black Men
Join Dr. Felix on “Black Mental Health Matters” with Dr. Kerry Ann Williams on The Urban Heat Radio as he discusses depression and anxiety in Black Men. Listen online at heat981fm.com, Tune In Radio or download the app 98.1FM.
Surviving While Black: Make Me Wanna Holla
June is Men’s Health Month, and one of the most important aspects of overall health is good mental health. For many reasons, black men in America face even greater social, societal & political stressors that can poorly impact mental health. However, various stigmas and barriers that exist, may often times prevent adequate treatment, access and/or attitudes towards obtaining mental health help for many males.
Please join the ladies of the Rho Mu Omega chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha, Sorority, Inc. and the men of the Lambda Gamma Gamma Chapter of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc., as we host a community health chat which will include a panel with leading healthcare, mental health and religious experts to discuss challenges, misconceptions and healthy ways in accessing and maintaining mental health, specifically in the African American male community.
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Empower My Hood presents: Breaking the Stigma
Join us on April 27 at 7 pm for a virtual discussion called BREAKING THE STIGMA. This will be a safe space to explore mental health in the BIPOC community. Register here!
HeLa Diversity & Inclusion virtual lunch and learn Series: Managing mental health in minority communities
A candid discussion about mental health in minority communities, with an emphasis on men of color. Featured speakers include Dr. Gabriel Felix and Dr. Jared K. O’Garro-Moore. Hosted by New York Medical College Office of Diversity & Inclusion. Register here !
APA Addresses Structural Racism, Part 4: Structural Racism & Psychiatric Residency Training
A panel of experts examines how structural racism affects diversity in the psychiatry workforce. Topics include the disproportionate number of minority psychiatrists, their experiences in different practice settings, and why having diversity in the psychiatric workforce is important for everyone. The discussants describe ways to grow a diverse workforce in psychiatry, including pipeline programs like APA's, making academic psychiatry settings inclusive and welcoming spaces for diverse students, residents and attending psychiatrists, and ways to increase the number of minority underrepresented psychiatrists who are promoted to higher academic, administrative, clinical and research in hospitals, communities and organized psychiatry. The advantages of having a diverse psychiatric workforce are also explored.
View recording here.