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A movement for Black women to tend to our mind care, heart care and soul care.

Sisters Mentally Mobilized (SMM), a project of the California Black Women’s Health Project, is a statewide movement that trains Black women to become mental health community advocates and launch mental health-focused Sister Circles in the communities where Black women live, work, play, and pray. Too many of our sisters are suffering in silence. Sisters Mentally Mobilized aims to reduce mental health stigma, anxiety, and isolation among Black women and create space for us to tend to our minds, hearts, and souls.

​Sisters Mentally Mobilized is funded by a grant from the California Department of Public Health, Office of Health Equity, and is part of the California Reducing Disparities Project. 

Sisters Mentally Mobilized

Our Sisters Mentally Mobilized (SMM) trains 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. Join us as we 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 during COVID-19! 
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Sisters Mentally Mobilized- Advocate Training Program

The Advocate Training Program is the introductory experience of Sisters Mentally Mobilized. Over the course of several weeks, participating sisters gain a deeper understanding of the forces that contribute to mental health stigma, anxiety and isolation in Black women; share and learn coping and support strategies; identify community priorities for mental health advocacy and organizing; and craft solutions for promoting individual and community well-being. The SMM-ATP prepares Black women to establish and lead mental-health focused sister circles in their communities.
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Sisters Mentally Mobilized- Sister Circles

Sister Circles have been part of the Black female experience for over 150 years. From living rooms, community halls, college campuses, church basements and beyond, sister circles continue to be safe spaces for Black women to ‘talk, deal, and heal’.

Following in that tradition, Sisters Mentally Mobilized- Sister Circles are support groups for mental health empowerment, healing and activism. SMM-Sister circles serve as a platform for members to take action in response to issues affecting mental health and wellness in their lives and communities.

​With ongoing support and training from CABWHP, SMM-Sister Circles are developed and facilitated by women who have completed the SMM-Advocate Training Program. 

For Us, By Us

Between our roles as mothers, wives, partners, sisters, students, entrepreneurs, caregivers, and employees, along with pervasive racism and sexism, most of us are working twice or three times as hard to hold it together. While the outside world marvels at our ability to seemingly make it all work, inwardly we feel the price we are paying--and sometimes the cost is our mental or physical health.

​​​Sometimes we need space away from a world that too often tries to convince us that it is a problem to be a Black woman in America – we need a space to set it all down, talk it out, breathe, get support from our sisters,  and love on ourselves. Sisters Mentally Mobilized is that space, a movement for Black women to tend to our mind care, heart care and soul care.
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Download full SMM brochure here
​Who is Sisters Mentally Mobilized for?
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SMM is for any Black woman 18 or older who has stories to tell and experiences to share. At the California Black Women’s Health Project, we know that there is wisdom and beauty in every Black woman’s life journey.
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All 
sisters who are interested in creating lasting change for themselves and communities around mental health are welcome! No previous mental health work or experience is required (just time, talents, and treasures!)

​We are reaching out to our sisters in Los Angeles County, Oakland/Bay Area, Sacramento, and the Inland Empire (Riverside & San Bernardino) to join the Sisters Mentally Mobilized movement for personal and community healing.
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We need committed sisters like you who are ready to lead the way for better mental health and wellness for themselves and their communities.​
​Listen to our interview on 97.5 KDEE Full Circle with host Ms. Wanda on her Saturday Show "Empowerment Through Conversation" to learn more about Sisters Mentally Mobilized Sacramento!
KDEE Empowerment Interview about SMM

Sisters Mentally Mobilized - Sacramento Graduate Angel sharing the impact of SMM Summer 2019

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​Sisters Mentally Mobilized - Los Angeles 
Sister Circle 2020
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​Sisters Mentally Mobilized - Sacramento 
Summer 2019 Graduation 
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Sisters Mentally Mobilized - Inland Empire Testimonials Summer 2018

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" My sisters, in the face of so much, you rise, and I see you. Rest your hearts and minds for a while."
-Celina Caesar Chavannes & Cynthia Go

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  • Home
  • Who We Are
    • Our Values
    • Our Board
    • Our Legacy
    • Our Team
  • Our Health
    • Advocate Training Program >
      • Sisters Mentally Mobilized >
        • Sisters Mentally Mobilized- Inland Empire
        • Sisters Mentally Mobilized-OAKLAND
        • Sisters Mentally Mobilized-LA
        • Sisters Mentally Mobilized-Sacramento
      • Healthcare Emerging Leaders Program
    • Aging
    • Black Girls
    • COVID-19
    • Maternal & Reproductive Health
    • Mental Health
    • Menthol Project
    • Sexual Health/Empowerment
    • Violence Prevention
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