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Joy Is Our North Star

June 4th is National Black Mental Health Professionals Day!
 

A day of recognition to honor those dedicated Mental Health Professionals that help light the path to Joy for the Black community.

The Boris Lawrence Henson Foundation (BLHF) is proud to celebrate the hard work and sacrifice of Black Mental Health Providers during our annual Can We Talk Symposium, and Joy Awards Celebration, presented virtually on June 4th 2022.  Tune in for compelling fireside chats and thought provoking panel discussions with esteemed guests. Enjoy informative vignettes on healing the Healers, Self Care Salons, and other ways to expand Joy in the lives of our frontline workers.

Through an open nomination process, we will award Ten (10) finalists of the Joy Awards, $10,000 each along with a very special surprise, compliments of friends of BLHF. The categories will include Mental Health Providers with a special acknowledgment for Mental Health Advocates, and Integrated Health and Wellness Champions. 

*Registration to join us for the JUNE 4th Can We Talk Symposium and Joy Awards will open May 2nd, 2022

Joy Award Categories
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
GRATITUDE & JOY
BECOME A SPONSOR
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
To provide acknowledgement to our professional mental health and advocates community and continue to eradicate the stigma around mental health. Our virtual symposium and celebration is dedicated to honoring and recognizing their dedication to the Black community during unprecedented times. This event will offer discussions and self care tools to support them as humans first. Joy over everything!
GRATITUDE & JOY

We invite Mental Health Organizations, Corporations, and Not for Profit entities to sponsor Friends of BLHF Virtual JOY Awards for your mental health practitioners and advocates (employees & volunteers) to give gratitude by creating your organization’s very own JOY Awards.

JOIN US in expressing GRATITUDE & JOY to our front-line practitioners and advocates during these unprecedented times.

For more information contact michelew@borislhensonfoundation.org

BECOME A SPONSOR
We are thrilled that June 4 was just named National Black Mental Health Professionals Day. This year, we will acknowledge this national day with our virtual symposium and celebration. These events will honor and recognize mental health professionals and advocates and offer our partners a unique opportunity to connect with our mission and tens of thousands of our participants and supporters. We hope you’ll join us and become a sponsor as we engage and exercise our physical and mental health to embrace JOY and acknowledge the incredible work that mental health professionals and advocates have done in our community.
 
For information on becoming a sponsor and leveraging your organizations brand and engagement please contact: sallyd@borislhensonfoundation.org
Mental Health Professional
..awarded to a Mental Health Professional, an unsung hero, that promotes and centers mental wellness and joy in the Black community. Mental Health Professional examples include Mental Health Therapists, Psychologists, Psychiatrists, Advanced Practice Nurses, School Counselors, Behavioral Leads, Social Workers, Educators, Researchers, etc. Exceptional service examples include; Goes above and beyond to support families in the Black community, creation of a program that offers hope and support to last chance students outside of regular business hours, lead a project that establishes a new evidence-based therapy to improve outcomes for Black clients
Mental Health Advocate
…awarded to a Mental Health Advocate that promotes a healthy lifestyle to empower and educate the general public on the importance of mental wellness. Mental Health Advocate examples include Influencer, Activist, Columnist, Lifestyle Blogger, Pastor, etc. Exceptional service examples include; consistently posts content that promotes and educates on relevant mental health topics, develops content and stories that address mental health themes and offer coping tools or strategies, etc., actively engages the community to support the balance of mental and spiritual health, etc.
Integrative Health & Wellness
…awarded to an Integrated Health and Wellness Practitioner who is changing the game through innovative approaches that are particularly inclusive to the Black Community - thus improving the accessibility and awareness of these additional methods of Self care and Wellness. Integrated Health and Wellness examples include Certified Meditation and Mindfulness Guides, Certified Yoga Teachers, Certified Art Therapy Practitioners, Certified Personal Trainers, Certified Nutritionists etc.
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Mental Health Professional
..awarded to a Mental Health Professional, an unsung hero, that promotes and centers mental wellness and joy in the Black community. Mental Health Professional examples include Mental Health Therapists, Psychologists, Psychiatrists, Advanced Practice Nurses, School Counselors, Behavioral Leads, Social Workers, Educators, Researchers, etc. Exceptional service examples include; Goes above and beyond to support families in the Black community, creation of a program that offers hope and support to last chance students outside of regular business hours, lead a project that establishes a new evidence-based therapy to improve outcomes for Black clients
Mental Health Advocate
…awarded to a Mental Health Advocate that promotes a healthy lifestyle to empower and educate the general public on the importance of mental wellness. Mental Health Advocate examples include Influencer, Activist, Columnist, Lifestyle Blogger, Pastor, etc. Exceptional service examples include; consistently posts content that promotes and educates on relevant mental health topics, develops content and stories that address mental health themes and offer coping tools or strategies, etc., actively engages the community to support the balance of mental and spiritual health, etc.
Integrative Health & Wellness
…awarded to an Integrated Health and Wellness Practitioner who is changing the game through innovative approaches that are particularly inclusive to the Black Community - thus improving the accessibility and awareness of these additional methods of Self care and Wellness. Integrated Health and Wellness examples include Certified Meditation and Mindfulness Guides, Certified Yoga Teachers, Certified Art Therapy Practitioners, Certified Personal Trainers, Certified Nutritionists etc.
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Joy Over Everything!

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