Weekly Wrap-Up
June 18, 2021
Announcements
In Celebration and Observation of Juneteenth, Our Office Will Be Closed on Friday, June 18, 2021
Three Ways to Celebrate and Support Black Mental Health on Juneteenth

Resilience. Joy. Community. Liberation. There are an infinite number of concepts wrapped up in the day known as Juneteenth, the official commemoration of the emancipation of enslaved Black people in the United States. However, underscoring all of those is one fundamental idea that gives rise to all the others: humanity.
Black & Queer: What It Means To Celebrate Juneteenth And Pride In The Same Month

Every year on June 19th, we celebrate the ending of slavery in the United States. Although the Emancipation Proclamation was signed on January 1st, 1863, it took more than two years for news to reach the enslaved in Texas. Juneteenth, aka Freedom Day, acknowledges that delay and is observed as a day of pride and reflection. Juneteenth also sits directly in the middle of LGBTQ+ Pride month, which was established in 1969 to commemorate the Stonewall Uprising. Both are celebrations of important milestones for Black and LGBTQ+ liberation. And yet, as a Black queer person, this overlap sometimes splits my identity in half.
Black Mental Health Matters

Black lives matter. And that means Black mental health has to matter too. We have learned from the Black Emotional And Mental Health Collective that “Black people are 7 times more likely to live in areas with limited access to mental health care. There is a shortage of black mental health providers, and only a third of Black people who need mental health services receive treatment.”

We’ve talked about the mental health effects of systemic racism and discrimination. We have to keep talking about it. Today we’re sharing mental health resources created by and for Black people.
Events

TAY DAYS at The Capitol

CAYEN, a program of Mental Health America of California, invites you to join TAY DAYS, an event by youth, for youth. Adult allies are welcome too. Come hear from the youth across California.
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