Save the Date: Virtual Event
“Mental Health—An Expanded Landscape”
November 30, 2021, 9:30 am – 2:30 pm EST
Sponsored by the FaithHealth Division-Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist & National Association of Community Health Centers
Keynoter: Victor Armstrong, MSW
Victor Armstrong was recently named as NC DHHS Chief Health Equity Officer and will begin his new position on October 1, 2021.
Director, NC Division of Mental Health, Developmental Disabilities, Substance Abuse Services, NC Department of Health and Human Services.- Former Vice President of Behavioral Health with Atrium Health for Atrium’s largest behavioral health hospital, Behavioral Health Charlotte.
- Over 30 years experience in human services, primarily dedicated to building and strengthening community resources to serve individuals living with mental illness.
- Board of Directors for American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP) of NC and United Suicide Survivors International.
- Former board chair of NAMI NC.
- Member, National Association of Social Workers (NASW).
- Mental Health America’s 2021 H. Keith Brunnemer, Jr. Award for “Outstanding Mental Health Leadership”.
Other distinguished speakers include Dr. John Hatch; E. Benjamin Money, Jr., MPH, Senior Vice President, Public Health Priorities, National Association of Community Health Centers; Davida Loren Haywood, Vice President of Student Affairs, Johnson C. Smith University; Leonzo D. Lynch, President, General Baptist State Convention of NC; Bobby G. Baker, Chief Community Engagement Officer, Christ Community Health Systems;Goldie Smith Byrd, Director, Maya Angelo Center for Health Equity; Cornell Wright, Executive Director, Office of Minority Health and Health Disparities; and Gary Gunderson, Vice President, FaithHealth Division, Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist.
This is a free event, but registration will be required. Registration information will be provided during the next couple of weeks.
The Series engages faith and health leaders in thought provoking dialogue reflective of the strength of faith and health intersections in improving population health and building stronger communities. It is named in commemoration of the pioneering work of Dr. John W. Hatch, William Rand Kenan Jr. Professor Emeritus, Health Behavior and Health Education, University of North Carolina Gillings School of Global Public Health. Dr. Hatch’s esteemed career includes over fifty years of experience in the areas of faith, health, and community organization with a special focus on underserved communities and social justice.
