Balanced You Conversations is a series of talks about important topics related to overall health and well-being.
Karla Clark, Employee Health & Wellness Educator with the Balanced You team talks with john miller, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging member of the EIB Collective at Public Health – Seattle and King County. They discuss Black, Indigenous, People of Color (BIPOC) Mental Health Month, the importance of awareness of BIPOC mental health, the cultural stigmas of mental health within the community, and more.
“There should be 12 months of awareness building within our BIPOC communities. In the framework of change management, awareness is the first step in bringing forth new practices,” says john miller.
“There are a lot of disparities that are baked into the systems, and we are all going to navigate through some struggles in life. It is going to require us to be intentional around having a village so we can lean into that collective regulation to destigmatize and to get to healthier outcomes.”
Check out the video below.
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