REPAIR Framework for Racial Healing

For generations, Black, Brown, Indigenous, and communities of color in the US have been disproportionately impacted by systemic racism across every facet of their lives. Black women experienced maternal mortality rates more than 2.5x higher than white women in 2021, according to the CDC. Environmental injustice neighborhoods, often home to low-income communities and communities of color, experience shade and park inequities, which can lead to serious health consequences during extreme heat events.

The Building Healthy Places Network promoted their REPAIR Framework for Mental Health Awareness Month earlier in May to "highlight the importance of implementing community-led racial healing models, which are essential to the work of racial healing." Check it out!