Black Community Ambassador Support OH

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The Black Community Ambassador Support Program supports the mental wellness needs of Black community ambassadors through culturally competent programming and resources.

01/17/2025
05/11/2023

Please join us for a conversation about the intersection of work and life for professionals and leaders in the DEI industry.

02/27/2023

Join us for a panel discussion about what it means to practice empowered self-care as a Black community ambassador, Black helper, or Black leader.

Self-care is an act of resistance and it is more important now than ever. It is essential to our well-being as we continue doing the hard work of advocating for and supporting Black communities.

Join us this Monday on Facebook Live for a panel discussion about empowered self-care for Black helpers! We will hear fr...
02/24/2023

Join us this Monday on Facebook Live for a panel discussion about empowered self-care for Black helpers!

We will hear from a diverse group of Black helping professionals, each with a unique perspective on how to care for self while caring for their community.

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Columbus, OH

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Our History

The Black Ambassadors Mental Health Planning Group (BAMHPG) was developed in January 2019 with the support of Dr. Kevin Dixon, Vice President of Community Engagement at Franklin County ADAMH. Twelve Black professionals, advocates, and community ambassadors were selected and invited to a work session to discuss the mental health challenges specific to our reality as Blacks in these roles. Participants shared details of personal experiences including struggles with mental health as well as trends they have observed in others of similar background in their personal and professional lives. The session concluded with a focus on ideas for the development of solutions to address the unique needs of this specific population.

Following the initial group meeting, the BAMHPG, a core group of the original members, proceeded with weekly work sessions throughout 2019 to determine goals, define a target population, and identify needed services. Facilitation of focus groups and review of related research and data along with BAMHPG members’ lived experiences highlighted not only a gap in the services offered in Franklin County, but that members of our target population often do not use the services and resources available and/or find them harmful or unhelpful.

Our findings led us to a mission to realize a holistically healthy Black community in Franklin County through an investment in the mental health and well-being of those focused on serving the Black community in our county. The Group (which includes a MHAFC staff member) forged a partnership with Mental Health America of Franklin County to effectively reach its’ goals with an intent to leverage their support during the early stages of the work while making continued efforts to gather data and identify and clarify the needs of the target population and best practices to serve them. Ultimately, our hope is to create a model that can be duplicated throughout the country and replicated for use with other populations.