Breaking the Stigma

African American Mental Health Symposium

Evolving... Silent No More

Friday October 14, 2022

8:30 AM to 4 PM
Live and online event

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We offer mental health services, with particular attention to African Americans.

Our tools, your life.

Are you experiencing overwhelming feelings of anxiety, fear, depression, sadness or loneliness? If you have a phone, tablet, or computer we can meet you right where you are.

We offer confidential sessions with a certified clinician for in-person and online appointments, especially to those most in need.

It's okay, not to be okay.

Speak with a expert

Our tools,
your life.

Are you experiencing overwhelming feelings of anxiety, fear, depression, sadness or loneliness? If you have a phone, tablet, or computer we can meet you right where you are.

We offer confidential sessions with a certified clinician for in-person and online appointments, especially to those most in need.

It's okay, not to be okay.

Speak with a expert

Girls Support Group

Brilliant. Resilient. Attuned. Virtuous. Empowered.

UrbanZone is a youth driven center that empowers young people on the North and East side of Kalamazoo in education, health/wellness, the arts, and entrepreneurial opportunities.

Mondays from 4 p.m. - 5 p.m.

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Children's Mental Health

Our trained clinicians specialize in helping children navigate their thoughts and feelings to develop healthy skills that will help them succeed in school, home and life
Develop healthy skills

Adolescents & Adults​

We help teens and adults with issues such as trauma, depression, anxiety, bipolar disorder, mood disorders, ADHD and ADD, self harm, suicide prevention, and more.
Get the care you need

Urban Zone is a youth-driven center that serves to empower the youth within the Kalamazoo area. Urban Zone 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
Empower Your Youth

CASTing a warm light over the future: UrbanZone program helps youth see what might be ahead

At CAST—College Academic Success Team—that light is intended to encompass a future and make a profound difference in the lives of seven Kalamazoo students. “Our babies need help and support,” says Sonja Roseman, MSW, MBA, clinical director for the Synergy Health Center and director of UrbanZone. She is the founder of CAST. UrbanZone, Roseman explains, is a youth-centered afterschool and summer program for teens, established by Valarie Cunningham in 2014. It is located at 625 Harrison Street in Kalamazoo.
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