Elevating Voices for Long-Lasting Change: A Town Hall Series

Elevating Voices for Long-Lasting Change is an ongoing Town Hall series presented by the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention to address the mental health and suicide prevention needs of underrepresented racial and ethnic groups.

The second event in the series, “Supporting Mental Health in Communities of Color: Ways Forward" will be held at 3 p.m. ET this Thursday on Facebook Live. Featuring a moderated one-hour discussion and live audience Q&A, this series addresses the unique mental health and suicide prevention needs of diverse and underrepresented communities.

In this Town Hall, AFSP’s Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Christine Moutier, will be joined by:

• Alfiee (Dr. Alfiee) Breland-Noble, Ph.D., MHSc
  Psychologist, author, founder of mental health nonprofit the AAKOMA Project and host of video podcast “Couched in Color"
• Michael Lindsey, Ph.D., MSW, MPH
  Executive Director, McSilver Institute for Poverty Policy and Research
  Constance and Martin Silver Professor of Poverty Studies
  Chair, Working Group of Congressional Black Caucus Task Force on Black Youth Suicide
• Fred Sandoval, MPA
  Executive Director, National Latino Behavioral Health Association

If you missed our first Town Hall, “Mental Health in the Black Community,” a recording of the livestream can be found on Facebook.