EMBRace
Engaging, Managing and Bonding through Race
EMBRace in the News
Director, Dr. Riana Anderson presents at the Department of Behavioral Health Lunch and Learn Series!
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The presentation was entitled, "EMBRacing New Strategies for the Clinical Intervention of Racial Stress and Trauma in Black Families."
EMBRace is featured in Philadelphia Weekly with a piece written by Editor in Chief, Jacqueline Rupp.
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"Among all the correlations and theories and studies, Anderson has a simple, yet lofty goal. 'I want black families to be happy and healthy, that’s my life’s goal. Family to me isn’t just about one particular unit but the greater community. This healing is crucial for black families to live happy and healthy lives, because in every step they take, they’re under siege. So having an intervention on racism is key.'"
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Read more of the article here.
The Racial Empowerment Collaborative, led by Dr. Howard Stevenson, presents at the APA Division 45 conference for the Study of Race, Ethnicity and Culture at Stanford University in Palo Alto, CA.
Graduate Students, Jennifer Jang, Tulsi Metha, Lauren Truskey and Program Coordinator, Monique McKenny presented a poster presentation on EMBRace at the Research, Policy, and Practice Conference on Oct. 26th. The conference was hosted by the School District of Philadelphia and Regional Education Laboratory (REL) Mid-Atlantic.
Director, Dr. Riana Anderson and Clinician and Post-doctoral fellow Shawn Jones were featured in Huffington Post for their series of paychoeducation videos, Our Mental Health Minute.
Click here to read the article and here to watch their videos!
