Centering Equity During Mental Health Awareness Month

by Health Equity Initiative

 As members of the health equity community, we know that Mental Health Awareness Month is about more than self-care. While self-care remains important, achieving true mental well-being also requires systems-level change to ensure everyone has the opportunity, support, and resources needed to care for their mental health. This is where health equity plays a critical role.
This Mental Health Awareness Month, the Health Equity Initiative team invites you to explore some of our previous blog posts and resources, review the materials we have compiled, and take time to reflect on the importance of mental health equity

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Resources on Mental Health Equity from Health Equity Initiative

• Mental Health Equity: Strategies for Community Engagement and Policy Change
• Grassroots AAPI Advocacy: Closing the Health Equity Gap by Stephanie Shen

Other Resources on Mental Health Equity

• Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Mental Health Care: Findings from the KFF Survey of Racism, Discrimination and Health (KFF) 
• Mental Health Equity Is Health Equity (Active Minds)
• Community Interventions to Promote Mental Health and Social Equity (Castillo et al., 2019) 

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