PROGRAMS

“I Am Working On Healing.”

SONS

DBGM partners with Vibe Therapy to host

SONS, a support group for gay men of color who were denied acceptance by their families, and who struggle with their mental health.

Register for Sons at https://tinyurl.com/Sons-Grp

SONS, together with HER are part of the

I Am Working On Healing program.
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In My Mind Mental Health Conference

IMM Conference focuses on issues impacting the mental health of LGBTQ+ Black and peoples of color to collaboratively share knowledge and information among clinicians, academicians, community members, advocates, activists, and students. The Conference’s 10th anniversary gathering, “Moving to Thriving and Belonging” - Migrant Communities’ Healing Journeys will focus on migrants, asylum seekers, and refugees mental health, and will be held on October 11 and 12, 2024 at The New School, in NYC.
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YANA - The Film

You Are Not Alone (YANA) Black gay men, mental health professionals, and religious leaders were interviewed to document the psychosocial and sociocultural factors contributing to depression and (that led to) suicide attempts. While the film celebrated its 10th anniversary in November 2022, the themes and issues it raised remain relevant.
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HER

DBGM partners with Vibe Therapy to host

Helping Everywoman Restore (HER), a support group for mothers and mother-like figures of color who lost sons to HIV/AIDS, suicide or other violence.

Register for HER at https://tinyurl.com/MomGrp

HER, together with SONS are part of the

I Am Working On Healing program.
Learn more >>>

Register: https://tinyurl.com/MomGrp

LGBTQ+ POC Global South Summit

LGBTQ+ Black and peoples of color living in the Global South - along and below the Equator - Central and South America, the Caribbean, the Middle East and North Africa, Africa, Asia and South-East Asia, Australia and the Pacific Islands come together under the theme “Our Expressions - Moving Toward Inclusivity”. Over six weeks in May and June 2021, they told their stories.
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Ancestral Institute

Examines, raises, discusses and attempts to meld ancestral and traditional healing practices with contemporary mental health psychological constructs and paradigms to create an identifiable form of mental health care for Black and people of color, from a “whole person” type of treatment, rather than any singular/individual symptomatic perspective.
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