NEW YORK, NY (April 5, 2023) – This Spring, The Boris Lawrence Henson Foundation (BLHF) and kate spade new york are teaming up to create more accessible mental health resources for women and girls, and together are announcing the launch of ‘She Care Wellness Pods,’ a new program that aims to reach over 25,000 Black women on HBCU campuses with frontline mental wellness care.
This first-of-its kind program was concepted by actor, filmmaker and founder of The Boris Lawrence Henson Foundation, Taraji P. Henson, and Tracie Jade Jenkins, Executive Director of The Boris Lawrence Henson Foundation. In partnership with trusted community resources, the program will take a multifaceted approach through the opening of ‘She Care Wellness Pods,’ physical structures installed on campuses that offer a range of services, including:
Free mental health virtual and in-person therapy sessions for women students experiencing an exacerbation of stress, anxiety and depression.
Hangout spaces will provide psychoeducation sessions that allow students to connect with peers and mental wellness professionals to address students’ specific challenges.
Self-regulatory practices including yoga, meditation, art, sound and dance therapy, all provided by certified practitioners.
Workshops and seminars on a variety of student requested topics.
Rest pods for silence and respite, to reset from daily stressors.
“The Alabama State University Family is honored and humbled to be selected as the first ever HBCU to partner with two amazing advocates of mental health and wellness such as the Boris Lawrence Henson Foundation and kate spade new york,” says Dr. Quinton T. Ross, Alabama State University President. “ASU is synonymous with innovation and history making, working alongside our partners enables us to fulfill our commitment to what we deem as “Communiversity” which allows us to impact not only our campus, but also the broader community by advocating and raising the level of awareness regarding the absolute importance of mental health and wellness.”
A first-of-its-kind mental health resource has officially launched at Alabama State University.
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MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WSFA) - A first-of-its-kind mental health resource has officially launched at Alabama State University. They’re called “She Care Wellness Pods.” It’s a collaboration between ASU and two well-known foundations.
“We found out the statistics of 60% of the people who drop out, the students that dropped out, were because of mental health problems, and 50% of that 60% did not have access to mental resources.” Says Taraji. P Henson.
Actress Taraji P. Henson wanted to meet students where they are. That is why her Boris Lawrence Henson Foundation teamed up with the Kate Spade Foundation to place these wellness pods on HBCU campuses, the first being at Alabama State University.
“We also are always trying to eradicate the stigma around mental wellness and mental health in the community,” said Henson.
Students will have access to therapy sessions, yoga, workshops, and quiet spots to allow them to reset from daily stressors.
Alabama State University’s Director of Health, Dr. Joyce Loyd-Davis, said the pods will help students cope with the stresses that come along with college life.
ASU is partnering with Kate Spade New York and Taraji P. Henson's Boris Lawrence Henson foundation to help revolutionize how the world views mental illnesses.
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Mental health holds a negative stigma in the black community a fact that Taraji P. Henson is working to change. Taraji P. Henson’s Boris Lawrence Henson foundation was crated in 2018 in honor of her father to shine a light on the need for readily available, affordable mental health assistance. That assistance is now being offered to the women of Alabama state university, with the she care wellness pods.
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