Learn About the Importance of Black Mental Health
The Central East MHTTC collaborated with the Black Psychiatrists of America (BPA) and the Central East ATTC in 2020 to create a virtual training series examining mental health and substance use disorders in the Black community. Launched in February 2021, the Health Equity Webinar Series highlights research and clinical practices that service providers can employ to eliminate racial, ethnic, and gender bias, and discriminatory practices.
Each interactive 60-minute session features subject matter experts who are also BPA members. Recordings and slides of past webinars focusing on Black mental health are accessible below.
The BPA’s mission is to address issues affecting the mental health of African people worldwide, with special emphasis on people of African descent in the Americas, and to provide a forum for continuing education for those who provide psychiatric care to these underserved population groups.
Past Webinars
2024
The Connection Between Heart Disease and Mental Health in the Black Community (February 15, 2024)
The Connection Between Quality of Life and Mental Health in the Black Community (January 18, 2024)
2023
Managing Emotions During the Holidays in the Black Community (December 12, 2023)
Obesity and Lifestyle Medicine: Impact on Mental Health and Diabetes (November 28, 2023)
The Impact of Bullying on Mental Health in the Black Community (October 26, 2023)
The Impact of Cannabis Use on Mental Health (September 21, 2023)
The Connection Between Migraines and Mental Health in the Black Community (June 1, 2023)
Mental Health and Obesity in the Black Community (March 16, 2023)
Management of Psychotic Disorders in the Black Community (February 23, 2023)
2022
Mental Health in the Black Family During the Holidays (December 15, 2022)
ADHD in the Black Community: Unmet Needs from Childhood through Adulthood (October 27, 2022)
Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy in the Black Community (July 21, 2022)
Geriatric Mental Health in the Black Community (June 30, 2022)
Postpartum Depression Diagnosis & Treatment in the Black Community (June 2, 2022)
Black Youth Suicide Prevention (May 19, 2022)
Central Nervous System Effects of COVID 19 - Two Years into the Pandemic (April 21, 2022)
Post-traumatic Stress in the African American Community (January 20, 2022)
2021
Schizophrenia Diagnosis and Treatment in the Black Community (November 18, 2021)
Treating Grief and Loss in Black Children and Youth (October 21, 2021)
Use and Misuse of Psychological Testing in the Evaluation of Black Patients (September 16, 2021)
Autism Spectrum Disorder in the Black Community (June 17, 2021)
Adult ADHD in the Black Community (June 10, 2021)
Bipolar Disorder in the Black Community (June 3, 2021)
Central Nervous System Effects of COVID-19 - An Evolving Science (May 13, 2021)
Maternal Child Mental Health in the Black Community (May 6, 2021)
ADHD in African American Children and Youth (April 29, 2021)
Disparities in Healthcare and in Mental Health in the Black Community (April 22, 2021)
