A Kentucky-based agency wants you to be a champion of your mental health. This weekend is the first-ever Winners for Wellness Minority Mental Health Summit.Dr. Felicia Smith, a clinical psychologist, will speak on the topic of parenting during the pandemic at the event. It’s hard to ignore the physical effects of COVID-19 on our community and Smith says it’s time more people talk about the impact on the mind and mood, especially among parents. “Parents have really had to do a lot of shifting and pivoting and negotiating of some unique challenges that we just haven’t faced before,” Smith said.The Seven Counties’ board president, Curry Nicholson, says the two-day event features sessions on timely topics like the link between financial instability and mental health. As well as the impact of violence in communities and race-based trauma. Everyone is welcome to listen and share feedback.”There’s a lot of folks who may not necessarily need resources themselves but I’d be willing to bet that most folks know someone or are directly connected to someone, whether or not it’s in their own family or one of their friends, who might have a mental health-related issue,” Nicholson said.Eddie George, former NFL All-Pro running back and Heisman Trophy winner, will serve as the Winners for Wellness keynote speaker on day two to share his personal story around mental health struggles after retiring from the NFL.Psychologists say there is often an intentional silence around mental health in the Black community and it’s important to break the stigma.”The goal is to protect that person or to protect the family’s privacy but I think it can unintentionally worsen the problem because people are less likely to get the help that they need 13,” Nicholson.
LOUISVILLE, Ky. —
A Kentucky-based agency wants you to be a champion of your mental health.
This weekend is the first-ever Winners for Wellness Minority Mental Health Summit.
Dr. Felicia Smith, a clinical psychologist, will speak on the topic of parenting during the pandemic at the event. It’s hard to ignore the physical effects of COVID-19 on our community and Smith says it’s time more people talk about the impact on the mind and mood, especially among parents.
“Parents have really had to do a lot of shifting and pivoting and negotiating of some unique challenges that we just haven’t faced before,” Smith said.
The Seven Counties’ board president, Curry Nicholson, says the two-day event features sessions on timely topics like the link between financial instability and mental health. As well as the impact of violence in communities and race-based trauma. Everyone is welcome to listen and share feedback.
“There’s a lot of folks who may not necessarily need resources themselves but I’d be willing to bet that most folks know someone or are directly connected to someone, whether or not it’s in their own family or one of their friends, who might have a mental health-related issue,” Nicholson said.
Eddie George, former NFL All-Pro running back and Heisman Trophy winner, will serve as the Winners for Wellness keynote speaker on day two to share his personal story around mental health struggles after retiring from the NFL.
Psychologists say there is often an intentional silence around mental health in the Black community and it’s important to break the stigma.
“The goal is to protect that person or to protect the family’s privacy but I think it can unintentionally worsen the problem because people are less likely to get the help that they need 13,” Nicholson.