Navigating Mental Wellbeing for Black Communities in Challenging Times

Join us for a powerful day of healing, connection and community as we come together to explore strategies for mental wellbeing tailored to the unique experiences of Black communities. This event will feature expert spekers, interactive workshops and open dialogue in a safe and affirming space, CEU's are available.

Info: This interactive workshop focuses on how self-actualization can be a mediator and outcome of community college student success within the context of post-pandemic social and cultural phenomena. Current research, policy recommendations, and student testimonials will be shared.

Info: This workshop introduces participants to the “culture” of system-involved youth and explores how a young person's environment can influence their experiences and outcomes. The workshop draws on ecological systems theory, which emphasizes the impact that families, communities, schools, and other environments can have on youth development. Participants will learn about evidence-based strategies and resources that can help support Black children and their families in remaining in their homes and communities and reduce their involvement with the Criminal Justice System.

Info: This interactive workshop examines culturally responsive, strength-based approaches to Black mental wellbeing, with emphasis on trust, culturally relevant assessment, resilience, community connection, and practical strategies professionals can use to provide more responsive and affirming care during challenging times.

Info: Black communities are navigating racialized stress, collective grief, political uncertainty, professional exhaustion, and unequal access to culturally affirming mental-health services. This interactive workshop introduces a cognitive embodiment and reflective-practice framework for recognizing how implicit bias is experienced, reinforced, and interrupted within the body, clinical judgment, professional relationships, and organizational systems. Participants will engage in culturally grounded reflection, embodied awareness, case analysis, and practical bias-interruption exercises that support accountable practice, Black wellness, professional resilience, and collective healing.

Info: Black communities are often celebrated for resilience, strength, and perseverance, but what happens when strength becomes an expectation rather than a choice? This presentation explores the often-unseen mental health impact of racial battle fatigue, chronic stress, stigma, and the pressure to “keep going.” Participants will examine the difference between resilience and survival while exploring culturally responsive pathways toward healing, help-seeking, connection, and wellness. The conversation challenges us to move beyond simply surviving and create space for Black people to rest, heal, thrive, and be fully human.

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Fresno City College, 1101 East University Avenue, Fresno, United States

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