Harlem Heals: Art & Mental Health with Resmaa Menakem

645 Saint Nicholas Avenue,New York NY 10030

19 April, 2023

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New York Times bestselling author, teacher and therapist with over 30-years of experience, Resmaa Menakem will address the issue of Mental Health in our community, how it manifests itself; the importance of the arts in mitigating our children’s mental health, and its effects on families and communities. Mr. Menakem will provide the audience with guided reps - ways to strengthen mind, body and soul that will help lessen the trauma we absorb daily. For more on the man and his works, visit www.resmaa.com. Resmaa's Bio: Resmaa Menakem, MSW, LICSW, SEP, Resmaa has served as director of counseling services for the Tubman Family Alliance; as behavioral health director for African American Family Services in Minneapolis; as a domestic violence counselor for Wilder Foundation; as a certified Military and Family Life Consultant for the U.S. Armed Forces; as a trauma consultant for the Minneapolis Public Schools; and as a Cultural Somatics consultant for the Minneapolis Police Department. As a Community Care Counselor, he managed the wellness and counseling services for civilians on fifty-three US military bases in Afghanistan. Resmaa studied and trained at Peter Levine’s Somatic Experiencing Trauma Institute, as well as with Dr. David Schnarch (author of the bestselling Passionate Marriage). He currently teaches workshops on Cultural Somatics for audiences of African Americans, European Americans, and police officers. He is also a therapist in private practice with over 30 years of experience. Wednesday, April 19, 2023 6:00- 8:00pm Dorothy Maynor Hall