Addressing Health Equity and Racial Justice

• Cultural Humility Scale – Designed to understand and measure staff’s multicultural orientation and development for a strong working alliance.
• Equity Climate Assessment – A tool to assist organizations in assessing their current climate to understand diversity, equity and inclusion practices from National Council trauma experts.
• Racial Equity Tools – A library of materials to foster conversation that can advance inclusion, racial equity and social justice.

• Racism and Anti-Racism in America – Free training series on dismantling systemic racism from the University of Michigan.
• Perception Is Everything: The Impact of Implicit Bias in Mental Health & Addictions – A video presentation led by Victor Armstrong, Sr., MSW, director of North Carolina Department of Health and Human Service during NatCon At Home.
• Implicit Bias Module Series – Free training series on implicit bias from Kirwan Institute for the Study of Race.
• Harvard Project Implicit – Workshops and presentations focused on diversity and inclusion, leadership and biases in decision-making.
• Coronavirus Pandemic (COVID-19) – A collection of resources and perspectives on COVID-19 from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.
• Civil Rights and Social Justice COVID-19 Series – American Bar Association webinar series exploring how the COVID-19 pandemic highlights critical legal issues of criminal justice, civil rights, human rights and economic concerns.
• The Interaction Institute – Facilitative leadership for social change trainings.

• We Need More Than Inclusion: Reframing Engagement to Foster Diversity and Equity – A BH365 blog post.
• Trauma, Race and the Perils of COVID-19: A Call to Foster Community Resilience – A BH365 blog post.
• Four Ways Culture Impacts Mental Health – A Mental Health First Aid blog post on the impact of culture on mental health.
• Health Justice Strategies To Combat COVID-19 During a Pandemic – An article from Health Affairs.
• Pursuing Social Justice and Supporting Innovation – A BH365 blog post.
• Joint Statement from the National Council for Mental Wellbeing and the National Association of State Mental Health Program Directors (NASMHPD) – A pledge to raise awareness about health care inequities.

• Health Equity and Racial Justice Toolkit for Integrated Care Settings
• Racial Equity Toolkit from the Government Alliance on Race and Equity – How local/state/federal government entities can assess their processes through a racial equity lens.
• Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Framework – Best current practices in each of the key performance areas.

In addition to experiencing disproportionately higher mortality from COVID-19, Black people in this country continue to face daily injustices perpetuated by systemic racism impacting all aspects of their health and mental health. Learn more:

Archived Webinars

• Strategies to Support Wellbeing and Retention of Black, Indigenous, and Persons of Color Staff – View our recording and presentation.
• Why and How Peer Services Improve Health and Wellness of People with Mental Illness – View our recording and presentation.
• Supporting Leadership Development Among Black, Indigenous, and Persons of Color Staff – View our recording and presentation.
• Sustaining the Momentum – Reflecting on Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Engagement Efforts Since June 2020 – View our recording and presentation.
• Advancing Health Equity Starts with Us – View our recording and presentation.
• LGBTQ+ Integrated Care Part 2: Strategies for Supporting Integrated Care Needs of LGBTQ+ Youth – View our recording and presentation.
• LGBTQ+ Integrated Care Part 1: Providing Inclusive & Integrated Services to LGBTQ+ Individuals – View our recording and presentation.
• CoE Office Hour: Returning to the Office? Equitable Considerations & Implications – View our recording and presentation.
• CoE Office Hour: Workforce Shortages & Impact on Providers and Staff Who Are Black, Indigenous, and Persons of Color, or Caregivers – View our recording and presentation.
• Addressing Diversity, Equity and Engagement in Organizational Structure – View our recording and presentation.
• Addressing Trauma, Racism and Bias in Behavioral Health Service Delivery, part 2 – View our recording.
• Addressing Trauma, Racism and Bias in Behavioral Health Service Delivery, part 1 – View our recording.
• Resilience-oriented Strategies to Promote Healing around Historical and Contemporary Racial Inequities – View our recording and presentation.
• Looking to promote diversity, equity and inclusion that can be further amplified to your clients? View our recording and presentation on addressing racial equity within your organization.
• Promoting Organizational and Self-care Strategies for African Americans – View our recording and presentation.
• Health Equity and COVID-19 – Addressing the Disproportionate Impact – View our recording and presentation.