Heal the Mind, Restore the Spirit: Memtal Health Recognition and Recovery in the African American Community
A conference for families, clergy, comunity-based professionals and people with mental health issues
What is mental illness?
Where does it come from?
How is it treated?
Wjhy are people ashamed to talk about it?
How is the community responding?
How do I know if someone I care about has mental illness?
What can I do about it?
Get answers to these questions and more,
Saturday, September 24, 2005, 8:30am - 1:30pm
Abyssinian Baptist Church
132 Odell Clark Place(formally West 138th Street, between Adam Clayton Powell, Jr and Malcom X Boulevard, also known as 7th Avenue and Lenox Avenues)
Speakers:
Robert Fullilove, EdD., Associate Dean for Minority Affairs in the Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University
Reverend Cheryl Anthony Mobley, Founder and CEO of Judah International Christian Center, Inc. (JUDAH), Brooklyn, New York
Terrie Williams, MSW, Inspirational author, entrepeneur, lecturer and mental health advocate, Williams recently spoke out nationally on dealing with depression and her story is featured in the June 2005 issue of ESSENCE Magazine.
Carlton Whitmore, Senior Coordinator of the NYC Department of Health and mental Hygiene Office of the Consumer Affairs
Althea Stewart, MD., President of American Psychiatric foundation
Contact NAMI Helpline for more info 212.684.3264
Conference organized by NAMI-NYC Metro, with major support from Bristol-Myers Squibb and additional support from Eli Lilly.
Co-sponsors: NAMI Harlem, Black Entertainment Television (BET) Foundation, Northern Manhattan Community Voices Collaborative, NYC Dept. of Mental Hygiene Office of Consumer Affairs, HCCI (Harlem Congragations for Community Improvement), Institute for Community Living, JUDAH International Christian Center, the Terrie Williams Agency and the Stay Strong Foundation
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