THE WELL – FAMILY & COMMUNITY BUILDING SUPPORT GROUP FOR BLACK MEN

2020 highlighted societal concerns that directly spoke to violence and how it impacted black men. During that time mental health also became important especially on how to emotionally and mentally navigate the resulting feelings from those events.

The Well provides a culturally safe space for Black men to express their thoughts, feelings and concerns on matters unique to their lives. It provides support, healing and restoration that impacts not only their personal lives, but their families and communities.

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• About one in five Americans struggle with a mental illness in any given year, regardless of their race.

• African Americans are 20 percent more likely to have serious psychological distress than Whites are.

• Depression is one of the most common mental health problems in the United States, affecting more than 17 million people each year.

• Suicide is the third leading cause of death among African Americans ages 15 to 24

• African American men are 4x more likely to die by suicide than African American women are.

• Because less than 2 percent of American Psychological Association members are Black or African American, some may worry that mental health care practitioners are not culturally competent enough to treat their specific issues.