The SLA/SB AAIMM CAT Launches Inaugural issue of the Richardson Review, the Official Newsletter of the SLA/SB AAIMM CAT, presented by the Integrated Community Solutions work group!

Adjoa Jones, Associate Director Whole Person Care-LA, and a SLA/SB AAIMM CAT lead, shared the inspiration about the newsletter. "I can’t express how proud I am of our team, who worked hard to put this edition together to honor our beloved Dr. Barbarosia Richardson. Dr. Richardson, who served as one of the original ICS co-chairs and was dedicated to improving the Black infant birth outcomes." Dr. Richardson who passed earlier this year, was a tremendous inspiration and leader on the CAT, known for her insight, positivity, and brilliant out-of-the-box wisdom in the work. "With tears running down my face right now, I can say not only did she show up but she showed out, with her soft-spoken self," Jones went on to share. "Dr. Barbara Richardson, we are missing you already. On behalf of the South Los Angeles/South Bay African American Infant and Maternal Mortality Community Action Planning Team, the Integrative Holistic Approaches Workgroup and the entire AAIMM Community, we can say Dr. Barbara was truly appreciated; her work and endeavors were INVALUABLE to us." 

Click Here to Read the RICHARDSON REVIEW 1st EDITION!

The California Healthcare Foundation has featured our Steering Committee Member and member of the SLASB AAIMM CAT Sonya Young Aadam: 

For Black communities, the ability to stay physically and mentally healthy has long been undermined by racism, social exclusion, and economic inequality. These challenges are especially acute for Black women, who face additional layers of discrimination and exclusion based on their gender and on cultural stereotypes.

For almost three decades, the California Black Women’s Health Project, a statewide nonprofit, has dedicated itself to improving the physical, spiritual, mental, and emotional health of the state’s 1.2 million Black women and girls through education, policy, outreach, and advocacy. It has trained hundreds of Black women through customizable Advocate Training Programs, including its Sisters Mentally Mobilized initiative, to become mental health community advocates and to launch regional mental health–focused support groups called Sister Circles.

I spoke with the project’s chief executive officer, Sonya Young Aadam, about the organization’s work, the challenges to Black women’s health in California, and ideas for eliminating inequities.

Read the entire article Here.

Black Voices News publishes an article about AAIMM's Black Breastfeeding Week!

features quotes from Dr. Tonce' Jackson, Dr. Melissa Franklin, and Asaiah Harville & speaks about our work in the community!

Please visit the link below to read the full article!

Black Voice News: Raising Awareness: Black Mothers and Breastfeeding

PRPSN Project Return is looking for volunteers who har advocates, community leaders, and students to facilitate in person and telehealth groups as a stipend volunteer!

To be fully effective, our voices of lived experience must be joined together behind common messages and combined advocacy efforts. When you join the coalition, you will be informed of state-level and local advocacy opportunities, with tips to help you advocate effectively. You will also receive updates to keep you educated about the Mental Health Services Act, changes to Medi-Cal, and legislation that has the potential to impact you.

• You must be +18 with a passion for the community
• able to access online platforms
• willing to complete documentation & complete a livescan.

Join the Peer Voices of California A Client Advocacy Coalition - Email [email protected] or call 562.506.6784.

https://www.accesscalifornia.org/peeradvocacycoalition

ABORTION DOULA TRAINING
in collaboration with the LA County African American Infant and Maternal Mortality prevention initiative and ITS FREE! ⁣

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*Applications due October 16th 11:59 p.m. PST. See attached flyer for further information.

There will be two training options. ⁣

*YOU MUST ATTEND ALL 4 PARTS* ⁣

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Training Option 1⁣

Part 1 & 2 - Monday, November 9, 2020 9am - 5 pm⁣

Part 3 & 4 Monday, November 16, 2020 9am - 5 pm⁣

Location: Online ⁣

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Training Option 2 ⁣

Part 1 - Saturday, January 9, 2021 10 am - 1 pm⁣

Part 2 -Sunday , January 10, 2021 10 am - 1 pm⁣

Part 3 -Saturday,  January 16, 2021 10 am - 1 pm⁣

Part 4 - Sunday , January 17, 2021 10 am - 1 pm⁣

Location: Online ⁣

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Trainings are limited to 20 people per session! So, APPLY ASAP and SPREAD THE WORD! ⁣

Please use the link below to complete the interest form:

www.rebrand.ly/abortiondoulatraining