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 culturally responsive care. Its focus is on helping the workforce understand the presence and impact of implicit racial bias in health care and mental health treatment.

Funding for this course was made possible by Grant No. H79FG000591 from SAMHSA of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). The contents are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily represent the official view of, nor an endorsement, by SAMHSA/HHS, or the U.S. Government.

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This 1.5 hour webinar will discuss the intersection of food, history and culture and the impact of food insecurities and SDOH on African American mental health.

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.

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Dr. Lawrence Bryant hosts, 'Diversity, Equity, Inclusion: Another Look' where he examines how the behavioral health field should reexamine diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts. This webinar is 1 hour long.

Funding for the Striving for Excellence Series was made possible by Grant No. H79FG000591 from SAMHSA of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). The contents are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily represent the official view of, nor an endorsement, by SAMHSA/HHS, or the U.S. Government.

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Presenter: Steven Starks, MD.

This webinar is 1 hour long. This webinar will review the history of mental health policies and their roots in inequality and racial discrimination. Modern-day approaches to equity in mental health must confront this past and support reforms to address barriers for racialized and minoritized communities.

Funding for the Striving for Excellence Series was made possible by Grant No. H79FG000591 from SAMHSA of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). The contents are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily represent the official view of, nor an endorsement, by SAMHSA/HHS, or the U.S. Government.

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Presenter: Matthew L. Edwards, MD

This webinar is 1 hour long. During this webinar, learners we be informed on the impact of structural racism and systemic inequalities in mental health care. Research findings will be used to showcase the connection between structural racism, mental illness, and criminal legal systems. To mitigate this challenge, policy interventions to combat structural racism will be shared. 

Learning Objectives:

• Define structural racism, discrimination, and prejudice 
• Discuss how structural racism and discrimination impact individuals with mental illness involved in the criminal legal system 
• Implement policy interventions to address structural racism in the mental health and criminal legal systems

Funding for the Striving for Excellence Series was made possible by Grant No. H79FG000591 from SAMHSA of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). The contents are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily represent the official view of, nor an endorsement, by SAMHSA/HHS, or the U.S. Government.

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Presenter: Sarah Y. Vinson, MD, F.A.P.A.

This webinar is 1 hour long. Social (In)justice shapes development while driving both mental illness and mental health inequities in youth. Just as children and adolescents' personal and family history is needed in order to understand and then address mental health symptoms, those who serve black youth also must learn (or, more accurately, relearn) our society’s history and structural injustices to effectively transform its systems. Substantial progress toward mental health equity will not come overnight or without struggle, but in the absence of knowledge about social injustice, it certainly will not come at all.

Funding for the Striving for Excellence Series was made possible by Grant No. H79FG000591 from SAMHSA of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). The contents are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily represent the official view of, nor an endorsement, by SAMHSA/HHS, or the U.S. Government.

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Presenters: Michelle Durham, MD, MPH & Christine Crawford, MD, MPH 

This webinar is 1 hour long. There are mental health diagnoses where evidence suggest there is little or no difference in incidence, yet Black people and other people of color are not being diagnosed or treated for these mental health conditions. Assessment, diagnosis, and treatment is complicated by clinician bias, racism, discrimination. Clinicians must recognize their own biases and the history of unequal treatment to provide an accurate diagnostic evaluation to improve treatment of Black people and other people of color. 

Learning Objectives: 

• Understand the historical context and structural racism in mental health diagnosis and treatment 
• Identify examples of bias and racism in common mental health diagnosis 
• Discuss strategies to reduce bias and racism in mental health diagnosis and treatment

Funding for the Striving for Excellence Series was made possible by Grant No. H79FG000591 from SAMHSA of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). The contents are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily represent the official view of, nor an endorsement, by SAMHSA/HHS, or the U.S. Government.

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