The African American Behavioral Health Center of Excellence (AABH-COE)

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Upcoming Events

May 2025

Collaborative Care: Strengthening Provider Relationships with Autistic and Neurodivergent Population

5/7/2025

Webinar Description: This workshop is designed to empower providers and autistic and neurodivergent individuals to collaborate effectively and advocate for their needs through culturally responsive and collaborative approaches. Participants will explore the unique challenges faced by individuals navigating healthcare systems, learn to address barriers to care and develop strategies for effective collaboration. Providers and caregivers will leave with tools to create supportive environments that respect cultural identities and individual needs.

Webinar Objectives:

Understand the unique and varying support needs of autistic and neurodivergent individuals within diverse cultural contexts.
Identify common barriers to culturally responsive and supportive care and methods to address them collaboratively.
Develop practical strategies for providers and caregivers to work together in advocating for respectful and effective support from healthcare and other providers

Presenter: Breanna Kelly-Higgs

Registration Link: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZcuc-ygqDMrHdKtrcHB_np97gNCitJcEQvQ

Contact Name: Pilar Jackson
Contact Email: pmjackson@msm.edu
For more information: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZcuc-ygqDMrHdKtrcHB_np97gNCitJcEQvQ

Ongoing Events

Improving African American Retention in Mental Health and Substance Use Disorder Treatment

top view of hands of young african american man over laptop keyboard - black hands typing stock pictures, royalty-free photos & images This 2-hour self-paced course is for mental health practitioners—a term that we use to include substance use disorder practitioners—and primary care physicians who seek to provide appropriate care.

Food for Thought

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This 1.5 hour webinar will discuss the impact of food insecurities on American's mental health.

Professional Advocacy Through a Health Lens

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This webinar is 1 hour long. This webinar will review the history of mental health policies and modern-day approaches to mental and behavioral health care to address barriers to care

Presented by Steven Starks, MD

National Center, the African American Behavioral Health Center of Excellence (AABH-COE)

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Funding for this initiative was made possible by grant no. 1H79FG000591 from SAMHSA. The views expressed in written conference materials or publications and by speakers and moderators do not necessarily reflect the official policies of the Department of Health and Human Services; nor does mention of trade names, commercial practices, or organizations imply endorsement by the U.S. Government.