A Black-led liberatory wellness ecosystem
We bring clinical, communal, cultural, and systems-level healing together so Black communities can live, love, imagine, and build a future beyond survival.
Local circles of the village
BMHV Memphis is the newest circle of the Village — planted so our support, resources, and collective power reach families right here at home.
BMHV chapters are groups of friends, neighbors, and advocates coming together to uplift Black mental health right where they live. Every chapter is rooted in our shared mission of holistic, culturally grounded healing, while shaping its own events, resources, and priorities around what its community needs most.
As a new chapter, we’re building our Memphis-specific programming across all four healing departments, guided by what our community tells us it needs most.
One village. Four ways we heal.
Clinical healing
Individual therapy, group therapy, case management, and medication management with Black therapists and clinicians — care built for people the traditional system has failed.
- Therapy referrals
- Case management
- Individual & group therapy
Communal healing
Wellness gatherings, art, community meals, open mics, and storytelling circles that bring the Village together right here in Memphis.
- Healing-centered community engagement
- Wellness programming
- Community gatherings & retreats
Cultural & narrative healing
Storytelling, media, and creative expression that shift consciousness and drive health justice forward. Narrative is medicine.
- Storytelling & media initiatives
- Digital advocacy & campaigns
- Art & mental health programming
Systems healing
Health justice advocacy, coalition building, and community health research rooted in Memphis. We change the conditions, not just the symptoms.
- Health Justice Coalition
- Harm reduction & resource distribution
- Community health research
The village is for you
We center the healing and liberation of Black people across every stage of life and every lived experience — HBCU and college students, men, women, elders, youth, faith communities, LGBTQIA+ individuals, parents and caregivers, neurodivergent people, and justice-impacted people.
Do you have to be Black to join?
No. Black Mental Health Village is an inclusive organization that provides resources and support without discrimination to anyone who’s struggling. Still, we believe Black people are capable of creating and leading the interventions that heal and sustain our communities — which is why some of the spaces we curate are exclusively for Black people, and our leadership consists of Black people. We welcome value-aligned individuals and organizations who want to build with us toward racial health equity, healing, and liberation.
However you show up, there’s a place for you
Member, volunteer, donor, neighbor — the village is built by people who decided to be part of it.