The Papa House will host a intergenerational conversation on Black women’s mental health across three generations in Crown Point Saturday.
The Indianapolis-based nonprofit will host the talk between teen daughters, mothers and grandmothers from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday at the Purdue Technology Center at 9800 Connecticut Drive, Crown Point.
Connie Martin-Washington, a National Alliance on Mental Illness-certified facilitator and her daughter, Kai Washington, a senior at Munster High School, will lead the talk. The aim is to destigmatize the discussion of mental health in minority communities.
“Per NAMI, 50% of all lifetime mental illness begins by age 14, and 75% by age 24, only 1 in 3 Black adults in need of mental health treatment receive it, and the suicide rate among Black youth has been increasing faster than any other racial/ethnic group,” The Papa House said in a press release. “Furthermore, a pertinent note is the intersection between mental illness and substance misuse because NAMI also reports that 34% of U.S. adults with mental illness also have a substance use disorder. These statistics must propel us into a space for open dialogue and candidness for the sake of breaking cycles counter to communal wellness.”
The Papa House, which focuses on mental health, mentorship and, youth substance misuse prevention, will provide dinner at the free event.
“Paij Rhymes, a visual artist and 12th grade student at Thea Bowman High School has been commissioned to capture the spirit of the journey of awareness, healing, and action this necessary discussion will bring forth in painting form,” the Papa House said in a press release. “Moreover, Reverend Dena Holland-Neal of Peace United Church of Christ in Merrillville will serve as spiritual counsel for this intergenerational conversation focused on Black women’s mental health and her gracious congregation is providing a cultural meal.”
Pre-registration is not necessary to attend. Donations are welcome.
For more information, call 219-201-1975 or email thepapahouse219@gmail.com.
Beer Geeks, one of the Region’s first, most beloved and most influential craft beer bars, closed after more than a decade and is being reimagined as a new concept.
The landmark 88-year-old castle-shaped White Castle in Whiting is coming down to be replaced with a newer, larger, more modern White Castle restaurant.
A longtime staple in downtown Crown Point poured its last drink.
The longtime Westforth Sports gun shop is closing.
The Silver Line Building Products plant at 16801 Exchange Ave. will be shuttered permanently.
Brewfest in Highland will close in what’s been called “an end of an era.”
David’s Bridal filed for bankruptcy and could close all stores if no buyer emerges to save it.
The 88-year-old Whiting White Castle will be remembered with displays at museums in two different states.
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One of Northwest Indiana’s most popular and enduring hobby shops is looking for a buyer after the longtime owner died.
J&L This N That Consignment Shop, a popular thrift store, closed in downtown Whiting after a run of several years.
A Calumet Region institution, Calumet Fisheries on the far South Side of Chicago, is temporarily closed after failing a city health inspection.
Just days after reopening after city health inspectors shut it down, Calumet Fisheries suffered a major fire.
Pepe’s Mexican Restaurant is no mas in Valparaiso.
Beer Geeks in Highland rebranded as B-Side Bar & Lounge and then closed within a few months.
Troubled retailer Bed Bath and Beyond will permanently close its Valparaiso location as it shutters more stores nationwide as it looks to restructure and shrink its footprint to save the struggling business.
Peoples Bank has shuttered its branch in downtown Hammond.
Viking Artisan Ales will soon pour its last craft beer at its Merrillville taproom.
Old Chicago Pizza & Taproom is closing after 15 years at one of Northwest Indiana’s most prominent highway interchanges.
Walmart is closing its big-box store in Homewood.
The Chicago Auto Show, the nation’s largest auto show, returns to McCormick Place Saturday, running through Feb. 19.
Munster-based Land O’Frost, the packaged lunchmeat giant, is laying off 215 workers in Chicago and shuttering a plant it acquired two years ago.
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