BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//ChamberMaster//Event Calendar 2.0//EN METHOD:PUBLISH X-PUBLISHED-TTL:P3D REFRESH-INTERVAL:P3D CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20230504T130000Z DTEND:20230504T143000Z X-MICROSOFT-CDO-ALLDAYEVENT:FALSE SUMMARY:A2Y DEI Series Event: Mental Health Awareness & Inclusion DESCRIPTION:"Inclusion Matters and has an Impact on our Mental Health and State of Well-Being"\n\n \n\nMay is Mental Health Awareness Month and we are pleased to bring together expert leaders from Trinity Health St Joseph Mercy Ann Arbor\, Washtenaw County Community Mental Health Department\, and Washtenaw County Division of NAMI (National Alliance on Mental Illness). We will talk about the inequities in health care\, how and why access to care is different for certain demographic groups\, and how to support and help those with mental illness. We will also talk about how\, as an employer\, to identify the signs when an employee may be experiencing or approaching a mental health crisis\, and best practices you can adopt to foster a healthy and inclusive workplace culture that is responsive to an individual's mental health needs.\n\n\n\nPlease join us on May 4.\n\n\n\nWhether you\, or your organization\, are just getting started on your DEI journey\, or even if you have a good comprehension of Diversity\, Equity\, and Inclusion\, this session is for you and anyone that wants to learn. We encourage you to ask questions and share your experiences at these open sessions.\n\n\n\n\n\nGuest Speaker\n\n\n\nSuzie Antonow\, LMSW\, CAADC\n\nBehavioral Health Manager\n\nTrinity Health Ann Arbor\n\n\n\n\n\nGuest Speaker\n\n\n\nJudy Gardner\n\nExecutive Director \n\nNAMI Washtenaw\n\n\n\n\n\nGuest Speaker\n\n\n\nLisa Gentz\n\nProgram Administrator\n\nWashtenaw County Community Mental Health \n\n\n\n\n\nSpecial Guest Appearance \n\n\n\nJerry L. Clayton\n\nWashtenaw County Sheriff\n\nWashtenaw County Government Michigan\n\n \n\n\n\n\nAttendees who bring an open mind\, and a genuine interest to learn about DEI issues to this event can develop a better awareness and understanding of where they and their organization are on the continuum\, and how to continue taking meaningful steps toward greater equity of opportunity. \n\n \n\n#DEIA2Y\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n_______________________________________________________\nA2Y Diversity\, Equity & Inclusion Series is a collaboration between the Ann Arbor/Ypsilanti Regional Chamber\, Destination Ann Arbor\, and United Way of Washtenaw County\, supported by the Ann Arbor Area Community Foundation.\n\n \n\n \n\nGold Sponsor \n\n\n\n \n\n \n\nCommunity Sponsors:\n\n \n\n\n\nEvent Sponsors\n\nKroger\n\nOld National Bank\n\n\n\n \n\n_______________________________\n\nThe A2Y DEI Series is an educational series intended to provide information\, access to resources\, connectivity\, and provide a safe space to have meaningful conversation\, in order to invoke positive change. X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:
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\n"\;Inclusion Matters and has an Impact on \;our Mental Health and State of Well-Being"\;
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\n\nMay is Mental Health Awareness Month and we are pleased to bring together expert \;leaders from Trinity Health St Joseph Mercy Ann Arbor\, Washtenaw County Community Mental Health Department\, and Washtenaw County Division of NAMI (National Alliance on Mental Illness). \; We will \;talk about the inequities in health care\, how and why access to care is different for certain demographic groups\, and how to support and help those with mental illness. \; We will also talk about how\, as an employer\, to identify the signs when an employee may be experiencing or approaching a mental health crisis\, and best practices you can adopt to foster a healthy and inclusive \;workplace culture that is responsive to an individual'\;s mental \;health needs.
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\nPlease join us on May 4.
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\nWhether you\, or your organization\, \;are just getting started on your DEI journey\, or even if you have a good comprehension of Diversity\, Equity\, and Inclusion\, this session is for you and \;anyone that wants to learn. \; We encourage you to ask questions and share your experiences at these open sessions.
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\nSuzie Antonow\, LMSW\, CAADC
\nBehavioral Health Manager
\nTrinity Health Ann Arbor
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\nAttendees who bring an open mind\, and a genuine interest to learn about DEI issues to this event can develop a \;better awareness and understanding of where they and their organization are on the continuum\, and how to continue taking meaningful steps toward greater equity of opportunity. \; \;
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#DEIA2Y
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\nA2Y Diversity\, Equity &\; Inclusion Series \;is a collaboration \;between the \;Ann Arbor/Ypsilanti Regional Chamber\, \;Destination Ann Arbor\, and \;United Way of Washtenaw County\, supported by the Ann Arbor Area Community Foundation.
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\n\nThe A2Y DEI Series is an educational series intended to provide information\, access to resources\, connectivity\, and provide a safe space to have meaningful conversation\, in order to invoke positive change. \; \;
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