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This comprehensive three-day event embarks on an enlightening journey through the multifaceted aspects of mental and physical health in Black and Brown communities.
March 18, 2024 The series begins with "Triggered Life: Film Screening and Clinical Discussion on Black and Brown Male Mental Wellness," focusing on the impact of sexual trauma and cultural expectations on mental health.
March 19, 2024 The second day, titled "Promoting Physical Health in Black and Brown Men: Panel Discussion," shifts the focus to physical well-being, discussing healthcare access, preventative measures, and the role of cultural competence in healthcare.
March 20, 2024 The final day, "The Role of Mental Health Professionals in Identifying and Treating Law Enforcement Related Trauma among Black and Latinx Emerging Adults," offers a deep dive into the challenges posed by police violence and law enforcement-related trauma. This event is an invaluable opportunity for nursing and MSW students, healthcare professionals, community leaders, and advocates to engage, learn, and contribute to advancing health and wellness in Black and Brown communities.
Triggered Life is a multi-sensory, multimedia, post-traumatic story. How exactly does sexual trauma cast a shadow over the wholeness of Black male selfhood? When the shared cultural values of Black and Brown communities demand that men suppress their vulnerabilities and meet with their psychology alone.
Triggered Life follows a day in the life of two such men, Ishmael and Keith. As these men relive their stories of abusive childhoods, they embark on a journey to define their own manhood and identity.
The Triggered Life experience is a 90-minute tour de force followed by talkbacks facilitated by Roxann Mascoll MS, MSW LICSW on October 27, 2023. A workshop will be held for MSW and Nursing students on November 10, 2023.
Robert O. Motley, Jr., the founder of the Racism-Based Violence Injury and Prevention Lab, moderated a community discussion with guest speakers Ruth Rollins, Dr. Jonathan Jay, Dr. Christopher St. Vil and Issac Yablo on the unique experiences of homicide violence among Black emerging adults on June 24, 2023.
Robert O. Motley, Jr., the founder of the Racism-Based Violence Injury and Prevention Lab, and Lab Manager, Christopher Baidoo, participated in a panel discussion on the unique experiences of aging and healthcare among older adults in the Black community on im March 4, 2023.
Robert O. Motley, Jr., the founder of the Racism-Based Violence Injury and Prevention Lab, participated in a panel discussion on the impact of violence on mental health in the Black Community at the Kingdom Empowerment Center in Cambridge, Massachusetts, on July 24, 2022.
The Boston College School of Social Work hosted a screening of Our Philadelphia, a short documentary about grief and the aftermath of gun violence from the perspective of teenagers, on Aprill 22, 2022.
Following the screening, Robert O. Motley, Jr., the founder of the Racism-Based Violence Injury and Prevention Lab, participated in a panel discussion with Malaika Palacios, an MSW student at BC, and Nora Gross, the producer of the documentary.
In two harrowing years in Philadelphia, three students from the same high school were killed in separate gun shootings. How their friends and the school community coped with the trauma became the subject of Our Philadelphia, a documentary film made by students themselves.
The Boston College School of Social Work co-hosted a screening of the documentary and a panel discussion with three of the filmmakers on December 3, 2021. Following the discussion, which was moderated by Robert O. Motley, Jr., the founder of the Racism-Based Violence Injury and Prevention Lab, attendees broke out into groups to discuss the broader themes of the film.
