Elevating Voices for Long-Lasting Change: A Town Hall Series

The American Foundation for Suicide Prevention is launching a new town hall series, Elevating Voices for Long-Lasting Change, a series of live panel discussions addressing the unique mental health and suicide prevention needs of BIPOC communities. The first in the series, “Mental Health in the Black Community,” will be held at 4 p.m. ET tomorrow, June 25.

AFSP’s Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Christine Moutier, will lead a moderated one-hour discussion and audience Q&A on Facebook Live
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Victor Armstrong, MSW, Director of the NC Division of Mental Health, Developmental Disabilities, and Substance Abuse Services; Board of Directors, North Carolina Chapter of the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention
Tandra Rutledge, M.A., Director of Business Development, Riveredge Hospital; Board of Directors, Illinois Chapter of the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention
Arielle Sheftall, Ph.D., Principal Investigator, Center for Suicide Prevention and Research, Abigail Wexner Research Institute at Nationwide Children’s Hospital, Assistant Professor, Department of Pediatrics, The Ohio State University College of Medicine

In the second town hall, “Supporting BIPOC Mental Health: Ways Forward,” Dr. Moutier will be joined by:

Michael Lindsey, Ph.D., MSW, MPH, Executive Director, McSilver Institute for Poverty Policy and Research, Constance and Martin Silver Professor of Poverty Studies
Fred Sandoval, MPA, Executive Director, National Latino Behavioral Health Association
Dr. Alfiee Breland-Noble, Founder, The AAKOMA Project, Inc., 501c3 youth mental health nonprofit; Host, Couched in Color Podcast; Author, Community Mental Health Engagement with Racially Diverse Populations (2020)

This discussion will take place at 3 p.m. ET on July 9, and will also feature an audience Q&A on Facebook Live
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We look forward to the opportunity to learn and listen, and hope you’ll join us for this important discussion. Tune in live at facebook.com/AFSPNational
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