BlackWellness Network Helps Patients Find Black and Brown Wellness Providers

The last thing you want to do in therapy is code-switch. That can happen when people of color feel they have to change or adapt their language or cultural customs to fit in with someone else, or to belong to a different group, or to make someone else feel comfortable.

BlackWellness Network
BlackWellness Network is bridging the gap between black and brown wellness providers and black communities to reduce and eliminate racial disparities in overall health care.
Live Exceptionally Podcast
This week we discuss “Breaking Mental Health Stigmas” part one with Valarie Cunningham, MSW, LMSW, the CEO and Founder of The Synergy Health Center.

Our Mission
To transform lives though mental health, behavioral health, and substance abuse services with particular attention to African Americans.

Our Vision
To impact generations through mental and behavorial health and substance abuse services to all families needing care.

UrbanZone is a youth-driven center that serves to empower the youth within the Kalamazoo area. UrbanZone desires to make a crucial impact by providing opportunities that are inclusive to the youth in our community.
Programs of the center focus on:
- Arts
- Education
- Mental health
- Social and emotional well-being