Events

Black Mental Health Summit

NAMI Keystone Pennsylvania hosted its fourth annual Black Mental Health Summit on Thursday, July 24, 2025, at Commonwealth Charter Academy at The Waterfront in Pittsburgh. The summit addresses the unique challenges that members of Pittsburgh’s Black community are facing, how stigma can be a barrier to seeking treatment, and the obstacles experienced when getting help. 

This year’s summit, Mental Health and the Black Family, featured keynote presenter, Dr. James Huguley, Associate Professor at the University of Pittsburgh School of Social Work. Dr. Huguley serves as Chair of the Race and Youth Development Research Group at the Center on Race and Social Problems. His research focuses on school and family-based interventions that promote positive mental health and academic outcomes for African American youth. 

Dr. Huguley’s presentation, “The BlackPrint: Lessons from Black Parents on Thriving in Challenging Times,” highlighted the leading research and indigenous practices that propel wellness in Black families despite adverse historical and contemporary contexts, including what they have learned and accomplished through the Parenting While Black program. 

The summit featured a panel discussion titled, The Impact of Untreated and Undiagnosed Mental Health Issues on Black Families & Communities. Attendees also had the option of choosing from the following two workshops:

Seeing Clearly Through a Trauma Lens

Darnell Drewery
Trauma Education & Wellness Facilitator, Center for Victims



Advocating While Black: Empowering Black Men in Mental Health Spaces

Courtney Fulton
Founder, Courtney J. Fulton Coaching

View the Agenda   

 

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The Summit is also made possible by a NAMI grant.


 

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