On May 24th, 2017, In honor or Mental Health Awareness month in May, Bridging Access to Care, DOHMH Thrive NYC, Tumblr and Live Breathe all teamed up for Release: A Mental Health Month Awareness Celebration to unveil New York City’s Mental Health Quilt at Tumblr Headquarters in NYC— A community event Inspired by the Oscar-winning film “Moonlight”.
Our Mental Health panelist of experts included : Clay Cane, CNN.com contributor and Author; Dr. Marilyn Fraser, CEO, Arthur Ashe Institute for Urban Health; Dr. Gary Belkin, Executive Deputy Commissioner at New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene; Dr. Aletha Maybank, Deputy Commissioner, NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene and Founding Director, Center for Health Equity; Hakeem Rahim, Mental Health Expert, Author, and Advocate, Founder of Live Breathe, LLC. and I Am Acceptance, Inc.; Moderator, Todd Johnson, Managing Editor, TheGrio.com; Nadine Akinyemi, Deputy Executive Director, Bridging Access to Care
Click HERE to view photos on our Facebook page from the event!
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