NWT’s Black Advocacy Coalition spotlights mental health this month

“Mental health is often not talked about enough in Black communities for so many reasons,” says Gilbert Langsi. Langsi is a co-founder of BACupNorth, the Black Advocacy Coalition in the NWT, which held a mental health workshop and dinner in Yellowknife this past weekend. The event took place as part of a season of Black History Month activities such as movie nights, financial literacy workshops and a book launch, culminating in a gala night on February 24. Langsi said discussing mental health can be a challenge because of “the stigma, traditional reasons, cultural backgrounds or just because some people think, when they express themselves as being mentally ill, they might not find the help that they need.” Aastha Sethi/Cabin Radio ” data-medium-file=”https://i0.wp.com/cabinradio.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/WhatsApp-Image-2024-02-12-at-9.26.55-AM.jpeg?fit=300%2C225&ssl=1″ data-large-file=”https://i0.wp.com/cabinradio.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/WhatsApp-Image-2024-02-12-at-9.26.55-AM.jpeg?fit=960%2C720&ssl=1″ loading=”lazy” src=”https://i0.wp.com/cabinradio.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/WhatsApp-Image-2024-02-12-at-9.26.55-AM.jpeg?resize=960%2C720&ssl=1″ alt class=”wp-image-170684″ srcset=”https://i0.wp.com/cabinradio.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/WhatsApp-Image-2024-02-12-at-9.26.55-AM.jpeg?resize=960%2C720&ssl=1 960w, https://i0.wp.com/cabinradio.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/WhatsApp-Image-2024-02-12-at-9.26.55-AM.jpeg?resize=300%2C225&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/cabinradio.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/WhatsApp-Image-2024-02-12-at-9.26.55-AM.jpeg?resize=770%2C578&ssl=1 770w, https://i0.wp.com/cabinradio.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/WhatsApp-Image-2024-02-12-at-9.26.55-AM.jpeg?resize=1536%2C1152&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/cabinradio.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/WhatsApp-Image-2024-02-12-at-9.26.55-AM.jpeg?resize=1200%2C900&ssl=1 1200w, https://i0.wp.com/cabinradio.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/WhatsApp-Image-2024-02-12-at-9.26.55-AM.jpeg?resize=800%2C600&ssl=1 800w, https://i0.wp.com/cabinradio.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/WhatsApp-Image-2024-02-12-at-9.26.55-AM.jpeg?resize=600%2C450&ssl=1 600w, https://i0.wp.com/cabinradio.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/WhatsApp-Image-2024-02-12-at-9.26.55-AM.jpeg?resize=400%2C300&ssl=1 400w, https://i0.wp.com/cabinradio.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/WhatsApp-Image-2024-02-12-at-9.26.55-AM.jpeg?resize=200%2C150&ssl=1 200w, https://i0.wp.com/cabinradio.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/WhatsApp-Image-2024-02-12-at-9.26.55-AM.jpeg?resize=293%2C220&ssl=1 293w, https://i0.wp.com/cabinradio.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/WhatsApp-Image-2024-02-12-at-9.26.55-AM.jpeg?resize=1400%2C1050&ssl=1 1400w, https://i0.wp.com/cabinradio.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/WhatsApp-Image-2024-02-12-at-9.26.55-AM.jpeg?w=1600&ssl=1 1600w” sizes=”(max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px” data-recalc-dims=”1″>Aastha Sethi/Cabin Radio ” data-medium-file=”https://i0.wp.com/cabinradio.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/WhatsApp-Image-2024-02-12-at-9.26.55-AM.jpeg?fit=300%2C225&ssl=1″ data-large-file=”https://i0.wp.com/cabinradio.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/WhatsApp-Image-2024-02-12-at-9.26.55-AM.jpeg?fit=960%2C720&ssl=1″ src=”https://i0.wp.com/cabinradio.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/WhatsApp-Image-2024-02-12-at-9.26.55-AM.jpeg?resize=960%2C720&ssl=1″ alt class=”wp-image-170684″ srcset=”https://i0.wp.com/cabinradio.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/WhatsApp-Image-2024-02-12-at-9.26.55-AM.jpeg?resize=960%2C720&ssl=1 960w, https://i0.wp.com/cabinradio.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/WhatsApp-Image-2024-02-12-at-9.26.55-AM.jpeg?resize=300%2C225&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/cabinradio.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/WhatsApp-Image-2024-02-12-at-9.26.55-AM.jpeg?resize=770%2C578&ssl=1 770w, https://i0.wp.com/cabinradio.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/WhatsApp-Image-2024-02-12-at-9.26.55-AM.jpeg?resize=1536%2C1152&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/cabinradio.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/WhatsApp-Image-2024-02-12-at-9.26.55-AM.jpeg?resize=1200%2C900&ssl=1 1200w, https://i0.wp.com/cabinradio.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/WhatsApp-Image-2024-02-12-at-9.26.55-AM.jpeg?resize=800%2C600&ssl=1 800w, https://i0.wp.com/cabinradio.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/WhatsApp-Image-2024-02-12-at-9.26.55-AM.jpeg?resize=600%2C450&ssl=1 600w, https://i0.wp.com/cabinradio.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/WhatsApp-Image-2024-02-12-at-9.26.55-AM.jpeg?resize=400%2C300&ssl=1 400w, https://i0.wp.com/cabinradio.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/WhatsApp-Image-2024-02-12-at-9.26.55-AM.jpeg?resize=200%2C150&ssl=1 200w, https://i0.wp.com/cabinradio.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/WhatsApp-Image-2024-02-12-at-9.26.55-AM.jpeg?resize=293%2C220&ssl=1 293w, https://i0.wp.com/cabinradio.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/WhatsApp-Image-2024-02-12-at-9.26.55-AM.jpeg?resize=1400%2C1050&ssl=1 1400w, https://i0.wp.com/cabinradio.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/WhatsApp-Image-2024-02-12-at-9.26.55-AM.jpeg?w=1600&ssl=1 1600w” sizes=”(max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px” data-recalc-dims=”1″>BACupNorth’s Gilbert Langsi. 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