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A Toolkit Addressing Health Equity and Racial Justice within Integrated Care Settings

Our new white paper discusses health disparities that exist for B/AAs seeking specialty mental health and substance use treatment services.

The National Council acknowledges that many of our country’s institutions were founded upon and continue to perpetuate systemic racism. Our health care system is no exception. It is rife with less obvious but deeply insidious examples of these inequities. We know that eliminating disparities will improve individual and community health,…

In this event we discuss empowering healthcare professionals to better understand their own role in facilitating change and supporting the advancement of health equity within a broader context of community diversity, inclusion, and social justice. We will hear from Jeanne Supin, CEO of Watauga Consulting and a nationally recognized leadership…

In 2020, among the 2.7 million people with an opioid use disorder in the U.S., only 11.2% received any of the three medications for opioid use disorder (MOUD), despite it being the gold standard of care for opioid use disorder (OUD). Racial disparities and inequities further hinder Black, Indigenous and…

The PS-COPE Toolkit is a new approach to overdose prevention and response for Black, Indigenous and people of color (BIPOC) communities.

This centered around the topic of bias, discrimination, and stigma at the personal, organizational, and community levels. We will discuss how conscious and unconscious biases shape our daily thoughts and actions, and how bias paired with power creates social injustices. View the webinar recording.

The National Council for Mental Wellbeing is one of the leading voices ensuring access tohigh quality mental health and substance use services for all. We recognize that eliminatingdisparities and promoting health equity is central to achieving this goal. To that end, we partneredwith the newly established African American Behavioral…

The need for more African American male professionals within the mental health and substance use field is clear.