Photos: Isseu Diouf Campbell
NYC First Lady Chirlane McCray launched Sisters Thrive, a women-led, family-centered volunteer effort to promote mental health literacy in Black communities on December 11, 2017 in Manhattan. The effort is in partnership with 5 Sisters Thrive service organizations: Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc., Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc., Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc., and Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority, Inc. – Jack and Jill of America, Inc. and the Eastern Area of The Links, Incorporated. One of Sisters Thrive’s goals is to train 10,000 African-Americans in Mental Health First Aid and help develop a professional mental health pipeline.
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