Intersectionality and Physical and Mental Wellness
Description
In this interactive presentation, Stephanie Yee, a Ph.D. candidate at the University of Maryland, College Park, will examine how BIPOC (Black, Indigenous and people of color) and people in the LGBTQ+ communities disproportionately experience mental and physical health challenges, partially as a result of systemic inequality. Attendees will explore Intersectionality Theory, which seeks to describe the human experience by considering unique intersections of systems of privilege and oppression based on social locations like race and class, and discuss how students can get involved in their communities, engage in activism, and be better allies to their peers.
This event is part of NAMI Metropolitan Baltimore's week-long college mental health campaign, #IWillListen, taking place Oct. 4-10. Johns Hopkins is a supporting partner of this series. NAMI is the National Alliance on Mental Illness.
Who can attend?
- Students
