Second Annual Black Mental Health Roundtable

45 Independence Ave SW,Washington DC 20515

11 May, 2022

Description

A panel discussion informed by a brand new report authored by Hurdle's clinical researchers about the Black experience of vicarious racism. Facilitated by Daniel H. Gillison, Jr., CEO of the National Alliance on Mental Illness, our expert panel will discuss the qualitative analysis conducted by Hurdle Health’s team of clinical researchers on the Black experience of vicarious racism. Dr. Harold “Woody” Neighbors, Professor Emeritus at the University of Michigan School of Public Health and Senior Scientific Advisor with the National Institute on Minority Health and Health DisparitiesDr. Ashley White Jones, Hurdle Co-founder and Postdoctoral Research Associate, University of MississippiDr. Norma L. Day-Vines, Associate Dean for Diversity and Faculty Development in the School of Education at Johns Hopkins UniversitySpecial Remarks by the following distinguished guests: U.S. Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick, Florida 20th Congressional DistrictU.S. Rep. Robin Lynne Kelly, Illinois 2nd Congressional District (invited)Congressman Patrick Kennedy, Kennedy-Satcher Center for Mental Health EquityMaysa Akbar, PhD, Chief Diversity Officer, American Psychological Association