Mental Health Week

Mental Health Leaders and Celebrities Gather to Advocate for Black Maternal Mental Health

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Thursday, July 15, 2021

HOUSTON, July 15, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --Across the country from July 19-25, mental health leaders, government officials, and non-profit organizations are gathering virtually and in-person for the Shades of Blue Project'sBlack Maternal Mental Health Awareness Week with one common mission: to uplift and empower more black birthing people with the mental health resources they need to thrive.

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  • HOUSTON, July 15, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --Across the country from July 19-25, mental health leaders, government officials, and non-profit organizations are gathering virtually and in-person for the Shades of Blue Project'sBlack Maternal Mental Health Awareness Week with one common mission: to uplift and empower more black birthing people with the mental health resources they need to thrive.
  • Highlights of the week's festivities include t the Grand Opening of The Shades of Blue Project's Maternal and Mental Health Resource Center in Houston, The State of Black Maternal Mental Health Roundtable, the INSPIRE Community Brunch, and the INSPIRE Postpartum Depression Awareness Walk.
  • "Black Maternal Mental Health Week was created to help push awareness during Minority Mental Awareness Month and enact action around Black maternal mental health complications affecting Black birthing people during and after childbirth," said Kay Matthews, Executive Director of The Shades of Blue Project.
  • "This year's campaign is issuing a Call-to-Action to commit to incorporating black maternal mental health in all areas of maternal health practices, thus changing the current way maternal mental health goes untreated among black birthing people.

Statement by the Prime Minister for Mental Health Week

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Monday, May 6, 2019

OTTAWA, May 6, 2019 /CNW/ - The Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau, today issued the following statement for Mental Health Week:

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  • OTTAWA, May 6, 2019 /CNW/ - The Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau, today issued the following statement for Mental Health Week:
    "This week, let's all speak up and raise our voices for mental health.
  • Mental Health Week , led by the Canadian Mental Health Association, encourages everyone to talk freely about what mental health means to us and listen compassionately to the stories of others.
  • Past budgets have reinforced this commitment, and helped provide people across the country with the mental health care they need.
  • "We've all been affected by mental health, whether we know someone who has experienced a mental health issue or whether we've gone through these struggles ourselves.