Welcome
Founded in 1993 as a community-based stand-alone substance use program to respond to the needs of Black youth with mental illness and substance use disorders. SAPACCY uses an Africentric approach to provide mental health care that builds resilience and resistance.
What is SAPACCY
People created this category that organizes people around the colour of their skin.
What is race?
A state of optimal health whereby an individual is able to manage daily stressors.
What is mental health?
A culturally affirming program that recognizes that wellness and recovery often begin with acknowledging our shared unity and the resilience embedded through culture.
What is Let's Talk the Talk?
Afrika is thought of as poor, a country, lacking diversity and having no history.
What are the myths of Afrika?
A mental health condition that negatively affects how an individual thinks, feels and behaves.
What is mental illness?
Born Cassius Clay he changed his name after converting to Islam. He rejected the name as a slave name and adopted this name to reflect his new faith and to shed the legacy of slavery
Who is Muhammad Ali?
The second largest continent, with 54 countries in it.
What is Afrika?
Categorizes mental health disorders and offers examples of signs and symptoms of mental health challenges.
Born Malcom Little, he believed “Little”, a slave name given to his ancestors by white slave owners. The “X” represents the unknown name of his African ancestors
Who is Malcom X
If people only focus on visible cultural without understanding what lies beneath, the complexity of culture and people are reduced to visible traits. (Tip what is the model called)
What is cultural iceberg?
Mental health condition that primarily affects your emotional state. They can cause persistent and intense sadness, elation and/or anger.
What is depression?
What is bipolar?