Wednesday, May 1 Words Matter Wednesdays: A Series on Advancing Equity Through Language

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/words-matter-wednesdays-a-series-on-advancing-equity-through-language-tickets-770549092077?utm_source=SAMHSA&utm_campaign=cdadf51564-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2024_04_04_01_55&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_-cdadf51564-%5BLIST_EMAIL_ID%5D Words Matter Wednesdays: Advancing Equity Through Language Please join us for a series this May that will explore equitable terminology that promotes social justice for populations where language has often been used to shame individuals, patronize, enforce prejudice, or limit visibility. Each session will provide updated language that helps advance equity within their population of focus. We encourage behavioral health professionals and those who interact with or write about these populations, including those leading other Centers of Excellence, Technology Transfer Centers, and others administering programs aimed at increasing assess to mental health care to attend. Together, we hope to move forward in advancing equity through language. May 1, 3 p.m. ET — Promoting Equity when Speaking About, and with, Families Presenters: National Family Support Technical Assistance Center (NFSTAC) May 8, 3 p.m. ET — Promoting Equity for Black and African American Populations Presenters: African American Behavioral Health Center of Excellence May 15, 3 p.m. ET — Promoting Equity for Older Adult Populations Presenters: E4 Center, Center of Excellence for Behavioral Health Disparities in Aging May 22, 3 p.m. ET — Promoting Equity for LGBTQIA2S+ Populations Presenters: Center of Excellence on LGBTQ+ Behavioral Health Equity May 29, 3 p.m. ET — Promoting Equity for Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Populations Presenters: The AANHPI ‘Ohana Center of Excellence