Healing for the mind, body & soul
The California Black Women's Health Project (CABWHP) is the only statewide, non-profit organization that is solely committed to improving the health of California's 1.2 million Black women and girls through advocacy, education, outreach and policy. We focus on empowering Black women to take personal responsibility for our own health and to advocate for changes in policies that negatively affect Black women's health status.
Black Women and Girls Matter
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Black Birth Matters!
Join us Wednesday, October 27 for an intimate, collective conversation to re-imagine hospital births for Black women in South Los Angeles, the South Bay and Antelope Valley. We welcome you to speak to us, so you can speak through us as we work with hospitals to improve birthing outcomes for ourselves, our mothers, our babies and our community.
Introducing: "A Black Birthworkers Toolkit"
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Black Birthworkers are on the frontline in supporting Black maternal and infant health and the life blood for creating positive birth outcomes for Black mothers, babies and families. Our business toolkit is designed to empower and support Black Birthworkers - midwives, doulas, maternal mental health peer specialists, lactation consultants, birth educators, and breastfeeding counselors engaged in maternal/reproductive justice work. We strive to uplift and strengthen the capacity and impact of the Black Birthworkers community via our Sister Circle model of engagement, capacity-building tools, & collaboration.
Sisters Mentally Mobilized is coming back to the Bay Area!
Sisters Mentally Mobilized (SMM) is headed back to the Bay Area preparing to train Black women to become mental health community advocates in order to launch mental health-focused Sister Circles in the communities where Black women live, work, play, and pray. We will continue to build an army of Black women across California to reduce the stigma of mental health and provide sister circles of support for mental wellness. Our Sister Circles and Mental Health Initiative SMM are providing necessary social connections for our sisters to thrive and be mentally well!
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What I loved most about Sisters Mentally Mobilized was having a seat in the circle! We all were welcomed, heard, supported and seen. |
California Health Care Foundation powerful interview with CABWHP CEO, Sonya Young Aadam"We envision a healthier future when Black women are empowered to make choices in an environment where health equity and justice are community priorities —and where our labor is matched with adequate support, not with crumbs." - CEO Sonya Young Aadam
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CABWHP Mental Health ToolkitThis toolkit is in collaboration with the California Pan-Ethnic Health Network and California Black Women's Health Project funded by the Mental Health Services Oversight and Accountability Commission. This toolkit is to increase awareness about the mental health needs for our communities and provide advocacy tools to engage decision makers at the local level.
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Support Black Women and Girls!
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On behalf of the Board, staff and volunteer army of the California Black Women's Health Project, we thank and appreciate you for your support and donations!
Because of YOU, our work to improve the health and wellness of California's Black women, girls and communities is possible. We hope you will connect with us this year as we roll out more exciting initiatives and events across the state, and remember to follow us on social media! |
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