SAMHSA – Words Matter Wednesdays: Advancing Equity Through Language

Hosted by SAMHSA’s National Family Support Technical Assistance Center:

Words Matter Wednesdays: Advancing Equity Through Language

This series will explore equitable terminology that promotes social justice for populations where language has often been used to shame individuals, patronize, enforce prejudice, or limit visibility. Each session will provide updated language that helps advance equity within their population of focus. Behavioral health professionals and those who interact with or write about these populations, including those leading other Centers of Excellence, Technology Transfer Centers, and others administering programs aimed at increasing access to mental health care, are encouraged to attend.

Presenters: National Family Support Technical Assistance Center (NFSTAC)

May 8, 3 p.m. ET — Promoting Equity for Black and African American Populations
Presenters: African American Behavioral Health Center of Excellence
May 15, 3 p.m. ET — Promoting Equity for Older Adult Populations
Presenters: E4 Center, Center of Excellence for Behavioral Health Disparities in Aging
May 22, 3 p.m. ET — Promoting Equity for LGBTQIA2S+ Populations
Presenters: Center of Excellence on LGBTQ+ Behavioral Health Equity
May 29, 3 p.m. ET — Promoting Equity for Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Populations
Presenters: The AANHPI ‘Ohana Center of Excellence

This FREE series is offered by SAMHSA. You can register for one or more events at the link below.