Advocates for the Mental Wellness of Black and Brown People
ABOUT CMHC
Coloring Mental Health Collective (CMHC) advocates and organizes for the mental wellness of Black and Brown people; it also seeks to dismantle oppressive ideologies and behaviors that cause emotional suffering. CMHC does this through innovation and creativity to foster safe and transformative spaces for communities to dialogue, imagine and re-imagine, and create a new future for Black and Brown people to more fully embody healing, freedom, and life-giving relationships.
The three pillars of Coloring Mental Health Collective are:
Continuing Education
Equipping clinicians, clergy & other community leaders with theories & practices of care to optimally care for the mental health of Black & Brown people.
Community Organizing, Care & Counseling
Organizing and mobilizing clinicians, clergy, and other community leaders to care for the mental health of Black & Brown people.
The Musical Arts
Utilizing musical arts to care for the mental health of Black & Brown people.
CMHC STAFF
Nicholas Grier
Founder and
Managing Director
Elizabeth Pierre
Director of Community Care and Counseling
Taurean Webb
Director of Organizational Strategy & Public Relations
On sabbatical until 2019
Andre Dennis
Director of Business Development, Strategic Relations, & Musical Arts