“Health is wealth.”
African Proverb
Western New York’s Premier Black Wellness Resource Directory
Working together, we are increasing the visibility of Black healthcare professionals, removing stigmas surrounding treatment and aligning clinicians and providers with a supportive community of colleagues.
OUR WORK MATTERS.
The absence of sufficient healthcare services, coupled with the under-representation of racial diversity among healthcare providers, plays a significant role in the suicide risk among Black youth. That’s according to the 2024 Report on Black Youth Suicide Prevention by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA). The numbers tell a sobering story.
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144%
Increase in the suicide rate among Black youth ages 10-17 in the 13 years between 2007 and 2020.
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18%
percent of Black high school students that made a suicide plan in 2021. A full 15% reported attempting suicide.
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1 in 20
Black high school students who attempted suicide in 2021 needed medical attention as a result.
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Find A Black Healthcare Provider
It’s time to make your mental, emotional and physical wellbeing a priority. Connecting children, youth and adults with a Black healthcare provider delivers a profound sense of validation and support. In sharing cultural roots, our providers offer clients safe spaces of understanding and shared experiences, forging pathways to deeper healing.
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Join our network of providers of color who share your commitment to improving health outcomes, particularly in Black communities that face health disparities. When you join the Black Wellness Resource Directory, you join a growing network of diverse community professionals dedicated to improving health outcomes.
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The Healing Power of Representation
The WNY Black Wellness Directory is dedicated to providing easy access to care and services with providers who are culturally informed and responsive to the unique history and circumstances of Black individuals and communities. Together, we can achieve better outcomes for clients and improve access to clinicians of color.
Representation Matters
Representation Matters
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About the Black Wellness Resource Directory
Driven by a passion and commitment to honor our culture, improve access to health services, and break down disparities, the Black Wellness Resource Directory is a collaborative partnership between:
National Association of Black Social Workers: Buffalo Chapter
That Brown Bag Minority Business Directory
Karl Shallowhorn, M.S., CASAC
With Gratitude
This project has been made possible due to funding that has been dedicated to community-based mental health resources and programs. In response to the mass shooting tragedy that occurred on May 14, 2022 in East Buffalo, the New York State Office of Mental Health implemented a SAMHSA Emergency Response Grant Program that provided mental health and wellness services to East Buffalo from September 16, 2022 to September 15, 2024. The Buffalo SERG Program was named “Reimagine: I am The Change!” to establish an empowering and recognizable identity in East Buffalo.
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