THE BLACK IMMIGRANT YOUTH EMPOWERMENT PROJECT “It’s like drowning. Except you can see everyone around you breathing." Increase Exposure of Mental Health and Mental Illness within African Ethnic Communities. BECOME MENTAL HEALTH COMMUNITY AMBASSADORS REDUCE SOCIAL STIGMA OF MENTAL ILLNESS Increase awareness and the utilization of mental health and other community services Recruiting African American, African and/or Afro-Latinx decent Community YOUTH between the ages 17-25 www.africancoalition.org Email - [email protected] @KIRZART
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THEBLACKIMMIGRANTYOUTHEMPOWERMENTPROJECT
“It’slikedrowning.
Exceptyoucanseeeveryonearoundyoubreathing."
IncreaseExposureofMentalHealthandMentalIllnesswithinAfricanEthnicCommunities.
BECOMEMENTALHEALTHCOMMUNITYAMBASSADORS
REDUCESOCIALSTIGMAOFMENTALILLNESSIncreaseawarenessandtheutilizationofmentalhealthandothercommunityservices
RecruitingAfricanAmerican,Africanand/orAfro-LatinxdecentCommunityYOUTHbetweentheages17-25
www.africancoalition.org [email protected]
@KIRZART
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