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BIPOC Mental Health Month: Addressing Mental Health in Veteran and Senior Communities of Color
July is Bebe Moore Campbell National Minority Mental Health Awareness Month. This observance exists to spotlight the unique challenges facing minority mental health veterans and seniors of color across the country. At Thrive USA, we serve veterans and seniors of every background. Understanding the specific challenges facing BIPOC veterans and seniors is essential to providing care that is truly effective and genuinely respectful. Here is what families and communities need to know this July. Who Was Bebe Moore Campbell? Bebe Moore Campbell was an American author, journalist, and mental health advocate. According to NAMI, Campbell realized that Black Americans had far…