ROCHESTER, NY — Community leaders and health experts gather in New York State for a new educational series. Focuses on mental health and the resources available to parents.
Sara Taylor came up with the idea for the project after noticing that there were not many people of color in mental health support groups.
“I think a lot of times when we talk about systems change, we blame the target population instead of elevating it,” Taylor said. “So seeing a variety of black professionals who were knowledgeable about this topic did me good.”
Conversations are broadcast on the BIPOC Mental Health Movement of Parents and Caregivers Facebook page, making it easy for anyone to join.
Each week he touches on a different topic under the umbrella of mental health, such as dealing with loss and trauma during the pandemic.
“What is part of the shock related to trauma, with all the losses? Many families lost loved ones, lost jobs, lost resources. We’ve had higher levels of losses,” Taylor said.
The series takes place every Saturday morning in February as part of Black History Month. They work from 10 to 11:30 am
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