Brought to you by Silence The Shame, The BLK+Cross & The Gathering Spot
Wednesday, December 2nd, 2020 7:00p – 8:30p
Providing a trusted space for our community to engage experts for a better understanding of the realities of COVID-19 and its impact on communities of color. Communities of color are facing severe impacts on their mental health and psychosocial wellbeing due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
“Minding The Mentals” will explore 1) the psychosocial impact of the COVID-19, the 2) urgent need for mental and behavioral health care in our communities, and the 3) barrier-free resources available to help mitigate this mental and behavioral health crisis.
Moderator:
Shanti Das, Founder, Silence The Shame
Panelists: LaTrina R. Foster, LPC, Director, Fulton County Department of Behavioral Health & Developmental Disabilities
Sultan Simms MD, MBA, DFAPA, Immediate Past President, Georgia Psychiatric Physician Association (GPPA)
Felicia Berry-Mitchell, PhD, Psychologist, Author, Speaker
Ivan Barclay, LPC, Co-Founder/ CEO of Barclay Light and Wellness
Gilberte (“Gigi”) Bastien, Ph.D. Licensed Clinical Psychologist, Associate Director – Office of Global Health Equity & Assistant Professor – Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Morehouse School of Medicine
