Mental health among the black community.
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Briefing

Homestead Campus To Host Discussion On Mental Healthcare In The Black Community

Ashlie Rodriguez , 

The Homestead Campus is hosting the virtual discussion Mental Health and Black Americans on Feb. 16 from 11 am to noon via Microsoft Teams. 

The event will discuss the structural inequalities in the field of mental healthcare and the generational impacts they’ve caused on Black Americans. The discussion is part of Miami Dade College’s celebration of Black History Month.

It will be led by Ryan Adams-Barton, a psychology professor at Homestead Campus. He is also a certified life coach specializing in holistic wellness and peak performance.

Mental Health and Black Americans is free and open to the public.

Ashlie Rodriguez

Ashlie Rodriguez, 19, is a mass communications major at the the Eduardo J. Padrón Campus. Rodriguez, who graduated from Terra Environmental Research Institute in 2019, will serve as a staff writer for The Reporter during the 2020-2021 school year. She aspires to be an environmental lawyer at an organization like Earthjustice.

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