At Mental Health Collaborative, diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging (DEIB) is an integral part of our values and mission and is something that we seek to continually improve within our organization. We honor and celebrate the many unique identities of our employees, volunteers, clients, and supporters. We recognize the disparities in mental health between historically marginalized and historically privileged communities. We know that many marginalized groups face additional circumstances that negatively impact their mental health, lack access to care (and specifically culturally competent care), and are rarely given mental health education. We also recognize that those with mental illness often suffer in shame and silence and face discrimination due to stigmatizing and fearful attitudes. Mental Health Collaborative is committed to a better future by ensuring that our programs are accessible and inclusive to high-needs, underserved populations in order to reduce disparities and inequities in mental health knowledge, literacy, education, and access to care.
