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NAMI’s Statement on Recent Racist Incidents

NAMI CEO Dan GillisonThe National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) released the following statement from CEO Daniel H. Gillison, Jr., regarding recent racist incidents across the country and their impact on mental health:

“The effect of racism and racial trauma on mental health is real and cannot be ignored. The disparity in access to mental health care in communities of color cannot be ignored. The inequality and lack of cultural competency in mental health treatment cannot be ignored.

Our nation’s African American community is going through an extremely painful experience, pain that has been inflicted upon this community repeatedly throughout history and is magnified by mass media and repeated deaths. We stand with all the families, friends and communities who have lost loved ones senselessly due to racism. And, with more than 100,000 lives lost to the coronavirus pandemic – disproportionately from minority communities – these recent deaths add gasoline to the fire of injustice.

While there is much we need to do to address racism in our country, we must not forget the importance of mental health as we do so. Racism is a public health crisis.

As the nation’s largest grassroots mental health organization, it is our responsibility to serve all. While as an organization we are still early in our intentional Diversity, Equity and Inclusion journey and have much to do, we have renewed our commitment to our values. We continue to strive to deliver help and hope to all who need it.

NAMI stands in solidarity with everyone impacted across the country. You are not alone.”

Black Mental Health Resources

There are a variety of mental health resources available for people of color, but we have provided a few examples at the link above.*

*Please note: The resources included here are not endorsed by NAMI, and NAMI is not responsible for the content of or service provided by any of these resources.

In The News: NAMI Southwest Ohio

Workplace suicide prevention program getting worldwide attention in construction industry

June 6, 2020

June 2, 2020
By Liz Bonis & Merby Curtis, WKRC
Local 12
https://local12.com/health/medical-edge-reports/workplace-suicide-prevention-program-getting-worldwide-attention-in-construction-industry-cincinnati

CINCINNATI (WKRC) – An alarming new report from Mental Health America says an additional 88,000 people have developed anxiety or depression due to this pandemic, which could lead to a future epidemic of suicides.

When the outside world is your office and you often work alone, Joe Beischel says construction can be really isolating.

“I think people don’t realize how hard of a job it is,” said Beischel,

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