Greetings from the MHLC…

Sneak Peek Video of Health, Hope, & Hip-Hop Foundation, our March CoP!

Join us this Wednesday, March 26 at 2 PM ET! We’ll talk with Oya Gilbert, Founder & CEO of Health, Hope, & Hip-Hop Foundation, to explore the intersection of Health Literacy and Mental Health Literacy.

Oya will share how he leverages his lived experience navigating Multiple Myeloma to advance health equity and health literacy, using the power and community of hip-hop. This session will include stories, music, and plenty of great conversation! You don’t want to miss it!

Here's a sneak peek! Check out THIS CLIP from the 2nd Annual Hip-Hop Ball, featuring legendary artists like Philadelphia Freeway and Big Daddy Kane, alongside leaders including U.S. Senator Lisa Blunt Rochester.

Register for the CoP HERE!

MHLC Chief Learning Officer to Deliver Closing Session for AAQEP!

We are delighted to share that Dr. Donna Volpitta, Co-founder and Chief Learning Officer of the Mental Health Literacy Collaborative will be the closing speaker at the Association for Advancing Quality in Educator Preparation (AAQEP) Quality Assurance Symposium this Friday in Irving, Texas. Here’s more about AAQEP from their website:

AAQEP is a membership association and quality assurance agency that provides accreditation services and formative support to all types of educator preparation providers. Nationally recognized by the Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA), AAQEP has membership of over 200 educator preparation providers in 37 states and other jurisdictions.

Donna will share the work of the MHLC including its history and its mission and highlight key elements of mental health literacy education practices relevant for teacher education programs. This opportunity is part of a growing collaboration between AAQEP and the MHLC to help prioritize mental health literacy education training for teacher education programming.

The Mental Health Literacy Collaborative is a project of Players Philanthropy Fund, Inc., (“PPF”), a Texas nonprofit corporation with federal tax-exempt status as a public charity under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code (Federal Tax ID: 27-6601178, ppf.org/pp). Contributions to The Mental Health Literacy Collaborative qualify as tax-deductible to the fullest extent of the law.

Questions? Suggestions? Email us at info@themhlc.org