Date/Time
This training is NOT hosted by the Anne Arundel County Mental Health Agency
2 CEs
This training will examine how mental health literacy and stigma shape help-seeking behaviors among underserved populations, with a particular focus on Black male students attending Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs). The session will explore how limited awareness and understanding of mental health, combined with stigma that is both internalized and culturally reinforced, creates significant barriers to accessing care. This training will also address the crisis-level suicide rates within Native American communities. Both populations face unique and overlapping challenges related to mental health, including historical trauma, systemic inequities, cultural stigma, and limited access to culturally competent care.
Learning Objectives
1. Define mental health literacy and its relationship to help-seeking behaviors in underserved populations.
2. Identify cultural, systemic, and stigma-related barriers to mental health care among Black and Native American communities.
3. Analyze suicide risk factors associated with racial identity, gender norms, academic stress, and historical trauma.
4. Apply culturally responsive strategies to promote early intervention and mental wellness.
5. Evaluate prevention practices that create safe spaces and improve outcomes across racial and ethnic groups.
6. Analyze current trends and underlying causes of crisis-level suicide rates among Native American communities and the role of systemic inequities and cultural stigma.
Location: Virtual
Sponsored By: The University of Maryland School of Medicine’s Training Center and Maryland Department of Health Behavioral Health Administration
Cost: Free