Call To Mind Live
Youth Mental Health & Dismantling Racial Barriers
On June 28, WYPR hosted Call to Mind Live: Youth Mental Health & Dismantling Racial Barriers, a Well Beings Virtual Tour Event. The live, virtual discussion was hosted by Sarah Y. Kim, WYPR’s Report For America Health and Housing Reporter, Anthony Brandon Fellow, and Farajii Muhammad, Host of WEAA’s For The Culture with Farajii. The discussion centered around how evictions affect the mental health of children and youth in Baltimore City, and how trauma from housing instability can span lifetimes and generations. Plus, we talked to parents and mental health specialists about ways that Black parents can have conversations with their children about their humanity and value in the face of policing, misappropriation of Black culture and what it means to be Black in America now. Along with how young leaders are helping their peers to restore their mental health after experiencing the crisis of violence.
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Hosts
Sarah Y. Kim: WYPR’s Health and Housing Reporter, Report For America Corps Member and Anthony Brandon Fellow
Farajii Muhammad: Former host of WEAA’s "For The Culture with Farajii"
Panelists
Nonso Umunna: Director of Advocates for Children and Youth’s Research and is responsible for evaluating the effectiveness of programs and policies for Maryland’s children and youth.
Nia Jones: A consultant with the Black Mental Health Alliance for Education and Consultation, Inc. and is responsible for leading the Youth and College Division as well as the co-host of BMHA’s Podcast Real Talk: Black Minds Matter.
David Miller: A Ph.D. student in the School of Social Work at Morgan State University, concentrating on Black fathers and families. He has received international acclaim for Dare to Be King: What If the Prince Lives. A Survival Workbook for African American Males, a thought-provoking, 52-week curriculum teaching adolescent males how to survive and thrive in toxic environments.
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WELL BEINGS is a major national campaign from WETA addressing health needs in America with a focus on youth mental health.
The WELL BEINGS YOUTH MENTAL HEALTH PROJECT is made possible by Otsuka, Kaiser Permanente, Bank of America, Liberty Mutual Insurance, American Psychiatric Association Foundation, One Mind, Movember, National Alliance on Mental Illness, The Dauten Family Foundation, Dana Foundation, Hersh Foundation, Mental Health Services Oversight & Accountability Commission, Frances Von Schlegell and John E. Von Schlegell, Robina Riccitiello, Sutter Health, and Jackson Family Enterprises. Partners include CALL TO MIND at American Public Media, PBS NewsHour Student Reporting Labs, Forbes, PEOPLE, Mental Health America, National Council for Mental Wellbeing, The Steve Fund, and The Jed Foundation.