Healthy and Diverse Minds hosts second Black Mental Health Week, promoting wellness for students of color

By Gabriel Donahue, editor-in-chief The second Black Mental Health Week ended Thursday after a week of programming to promote wellness for students of color led by the Towson University Healthy and Diverse Minds Peer Education Program.  Senior Kiera Robinson created Black Mental Health Week last spring. She is a Healthy and Diverse Minds team lead and has been a part of the group since her sophomore year.  “As a psychology major, I’m very involved in mental health, and as a Black woman, I’m very involved in Black mental health and just minority mental health in general,” Robinson said. “So I wanted to see how I would be able to implement this within my club.” This year, programming increased from three to five events, she said. These included a dance class, movie night, and a lecture-style program about racism.  Last year saw a myth-busting tabling event, yoga and panel, according to Robinson.  First time Coordinator for Healthy and Diverse Minds Amber Walser oversaw the production of this year’s programs to ensure they aligned with the Counseling Center’s values. Healthy and Diverse Minds is one of three peer education programs housed by the Counseling Center.  “I was just really impressed with the...