Youth | Black Mental Health Village

Empowering Youth

We build the conditions for Black youth to be well, in mind, in community, and in the systems that shape their lives.

At Black Mental Health Village, we walk alongside youth and their families through therapy, community programming, cultural spaces, and systems change. We do not just provide services. We sit at tables focused on education equity, suicide prevention, substance use, and nonprofit infrastructure.

Our work meets youth and families where they are and recruits them to help shape the programs, policies, and environments they need to flourish.

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Clinical Department

Clinical Healing: Free and sliding scale, culturally responsive therapy for youth and their families, provided by Black clinicians.

Group Therapy: Supportive peer discussions led by mental health professionals, designed to build healthy coping skills, resilience and connection.

Individual Therapy: Personalized counseling sessions for youth focusing on their unique needs, growth, and healing.

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Healing-Centered Community Engagement

Community Healing: Healing happens in community. We create free, culturally rooted spaces where youth and families can connect, build joy, identity, and resilience through dance, art, wellness, and community programs.

Dance Class for Youth: Movement and dance to support physical health, creativity, and emotional expression.

Art and Wellness: Creative art-based programs to encourage self-expression and emotional healing.

Mental Health 101 & Stress Management: Workshops and classes designed to help youth understand mental health and learn effective stress management tools.

Social Emotional Learning and Wellness Activities: Fun, interactive activities to build emotional intelligence, self-awareness, and healthy coping skills

Domestic Violence, Healthy Relationship Development and Management: Age-appropriate education to help youth recognize healthy relationships and prevent violence.
Age Appropriate Harm Reduction and Drug Use Prevention Education: Prevention-focused sessions addressing substance use, decision-making, and harm-reduction strategies.
Tobacco and Vaping Prevention: Evidence-based prevention education focusing on the risks and realities of tobacco and vaping.

Our youth services are designed to foster wellness, creativity, and safety while supporting each young person’s unique journey. For more information on participation or partnership, please contact us!

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Systems Healing & Alignment

Systems Healing: BMHV sits at Nashville's most important youth-serving tables, because systems change is part of healing.

All Children Excel Nashville promotes Positive Childhood Experiences to prevent and mitigate the lifelong impact of childhood adversity and improve the safety, health, and prosperity of our community. We envision a safe, stable, and nurturing community where All Children Excel.

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Our Executive Director is the Co-Chair of the Parent and Community Engagement Workgroup.

This work group recognizes the crucial role of parents and community members in shaping children’s lives. We develop strategies to enhance parent and caregiver support networks, promote Positive Childhood Experiences, and harness the strengths of community relationships and environments.

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Nashville Thrives is a Nashville-based coalition focused on making the health and well-being of all Nashvillians the city’s highest priority, with a particular emphasis on preventing e‑cigarette and other substance misuse among youth and young adults.

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The Village is an intentionally curated incubation space that supports Black nonprofit leaders and organizations serving marginalized communities to upskill, increase capacity, and expand access to resources.

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EdTrust-Tennessee (The Education Trust in Tennessee) is a statewide education advocacy organization focused on advancing equity in public education from pre-K through college, especially for students of color and students from low-income backgrounds.

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SPAAFCC (Suicide Prevention in the African American Faith Communities Coalition) is a Nashville-based coalition that unites faith leaders and community members to raise suicide prevention awareness and destigmatize mental health care in African American communities. Through training, education, and community support, SPAAFCC equips faith leaders with the tools to recognize warning signs and connect people to help.

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Upcoming Youth Events

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Empowering Youth

Clinical Department

​Upcoming Youth Events

YOUTH ORGANIZATIONS WE'VE SERVED

Upcoming Youth Events