Empowering communities of color to create their own mental health priorities, campaigns, and suicide prevention discussions will enable shared goal alignment, role, and responsibility delegation so that the communities most at need become partners in the state effort to reduce suicide rates and attempts while also creating an opportunity for education and awareness on the impacts of mental health risk factors for communities of color.
Our culturally competent community collaboration strategy builds trust, empowers community, and strengthens outreach by working in partnership with communities of color to identify best implementation strategies from within their respected membership ranks, bridging the divide between community need and evidence-based resources, services, and supports available.
The BIPOC Community Alliance increases culturally competent resource allocation for communities of color in Franklin County, Ohio. By building capacity in the areas of qualitative research, prevention, education, early identification, access to resources, support, and crisis services. Community collaboration is necessary to build trust between systemic supports and marginalized communities, and increase education and awareness initiatives around mental health, suicide, and postvention supports.
Meet the BIPOC Initiatives
Community Conversations
Advocate for and connect communities with public health resources and improve the quality of life for people with mental illness and their families.
FaithLinks
Faith-Based intergenerational initiatives to develop culturally competent methods connecting communities with access to support, services, and resources.
