Black History Month & Mental Health Matter 💚

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Exclusive Mental Health & DEI-JB Resources for

Athletic Professionals & Student-Athletes

Step 1: Build Knowledge

Knowledge-Based Resources:

⬧Upcoming FREE Webinar (2/28) - Black Lives (Still) Matter: Using Microinterventions to Interrupt Race-Based Microaggressions in Sports - Register Here!

⬧Article - "10 African American Pioneers in Sports" from Biography.com - Read it here!

⬧Podcast - "The Black Athlete" series with Louis Moore and Derrick White - Listen to it here!

⬧Video - "Black Renaissance: Athletes & Activism" - Watch it here!

Step 2: Expand Your Community

Community-Based Resources:

⬧ Facebook Group - Black Mental Health - public Facebook group. Join here!

⬧ Coalition Week - BLM At School Week of Action 2022 - by Black Lives Matter at School - Learn more here!

⬧ Organization - RISE - educates & empowers the sports community to eliminate racial discrimination - Learn about them here!

⬧ Online Exhibition - "Sports: Leveling the Playing Field" National Museum of African American History and Culture (NMAAHC) - Explore the exhibit here!

⬧ Newsletter - "28 Days of Black History Month" - by Antiracism Daily (ARD) - Sign-up today!

Step 3: Empower Others to Act

Action-Oriented Resources:

⬧ Read about the 2022 Black History Month theme, "Black Health and Wellness" from ASALH. Learn more here!

⬧ Explore Mental Health America's "Black History Month" webpage filled with tons of free resources & links. Explore it here!

⬧ Watch this video "Celebrating Black History Month" by Special Olympics - View it here!

⬧ Register for MIAA's 2/8 free workshop, "Asking for Help Is Not a Sign of Weakness" - Sign-Up here!

⬧ Attend LEAD's upcoming Pop Up! Sports Mental Health Certifications on 8/10, 2022, for 50% off! Register here!

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