Healing Havens: Empowering Communities through Mental Wellness

Embark on a transformative workshop by Black Space, co-founded by Dr. Lia Knox, Corey Fells and Darius Smith, providing beautiful spaces for free group therapeutic experiences led by licensed therapists. Tailored for educators, school and youth counselors, social workers, therapists, psychologists, parents, foster parents, students and more, this workshop addresses the urgent need for mental health support in communities facing economic suppression and racial disparities. Guided by mental wellness expert and lead facilitator Dr. Lia Knox, each session imparts crucial mental health knowledge, focusing on signs and symptoms of mental health challenges, strategies for effective management, the importance of self-care, conquering generational trauma, recognizing triggers, overcoming racial disparities and building community. Join us in creating resilient, supportive spaces that celebrate the beauty of healing while empowering individuals with essential mental health education.

Learning Outcomes:

  • Cultivating Trauma-Informed Healing: Develop a trauma-informed lens to address the specific challenges faced by Black and Brown communities. This objective aligns with Black Space’s mission by fostering an understanding of trauma’s impact and nurturing environments that facilitate healing within these communities.
  • Practical Integration for Immediate Impact: Gain practical tools and strategies rooted in cultural competence, directly applicable to their roles in supporting mental wellness within Black and Brown communities. This objective aligns with Black Space’s goal of providing tangible resources for immediate implementation.
  • Collaborative Resilience for Community Well-Being: Leave with actionable steps to contribute to Black Space’s vision of creating beautiful and safe spaces, fostering collaborative resilience within the communities burdened by economic suppression and racial disparities. The workshop aims to instill the importance of community-building in addressing mental health disparities.

Speaker

Dr. Lia Knox

Dr. Lia Knox may be the co-founder of Black Space and the CEO and founder of Knox Behavioral Health Solutions (KBHS) but more importantly, she’s a storyteller. Dr. Knox, whose resume spans nearly 30 years, is an expert in cultural competency and organizational health, helping her clients discover their innermost selves while encouraging them to maintain mental wellness along the way. Assisting her clients in being confident in telling their stories on their own terms is just a portion of who the esteemed mental wellness expert is. Dr. Knox’s true passion lies in uplifting those who display resilience in the face of adversity.

Doubling down as a media maven, Dr. Knox is hailed as an expert within her field and is routinely called upon to commentate on happenings related to her areas of expertise.

Dr. Knox received her doctorate in counseling psychology, Auburn University in Auburn, Alabama. She received her master’s degree in counseling education, Concordia University, Wisconsin, and her bachelor’s degree in psychology from Jackson State University, Mississippi.