Atlanta Behavioral Health Advocates

About

Atlanta Behavioral Health Advocates (ABHA) is an interprofessional and collaborative group of behavioral health professionals in Atlanta, Georgia engaged in social justice advocacy for the: (1) behavioral health needs of individuals and families who experience oppression, discrimination, and barriers to healthcare and who are disproportionately impacted by social inequities; and (2) behavioral health needs of the broader community when facing public health challenges and during times of crisis and tragedy. We work toward social justice by seeking the perspectives of, and elevating and amplifying the voices of, community members so that their interests and needs are known, respected, and addressed. We are committed to educating the public, fighting prejudice and stigma, building the community’s resilience when faced with adversity, and increasing the availability of quality and culturally-informed behavioral health resources.

Recent Posts

Culturally Competent Firearm Discussions in Therapy

There are concrete ways for psychologists to build knowledge, awareness, and skills as they approach conversations about firearm safety.

How to Better Serve Young Adult Offenders

Can correctional rehabilitation truly redirect a young adult from a life of crime? Here's why interventions targeted to their developmental level could change the course of their future.

Gun Control vs. Gun Safety as Suicide Prevention

Gun control measures are expensive and socio-politically challenging. Psychologists can use the Golden Gate Bridge safety net as a more attainable model of suicide prevention.

Who Are Mental Health Services Made For?

Psychologists have long reckoned with the Whiteness of most evidence-based treatments. How might similar issues impact digital mental health interventions?

What Therapists Can Do to Combat Body Shaming

How to help clients thrive amidst unhealthy body messages.

Remote Therapy in a Post-COVID World

As remote services become part of the new normal in psychotherapy, what can providers do to ensure that the quality of remote sessions matches the quality of in-person sessions?

Is App-Based Therapy "Real" Therapy?

The recent explosion of online mental health services accessible from our computers and phones has brought to light a very important question: What makes therapy, therapy? 

The Problem of SES in Psychology

SES conceptualizes people as atomized individuals, ignores their common structural positions, and removes socioeconomic privilege from the social relations that produce it.

Reconciling DEI With Its Roots in the Black Freedom Struggle

If we truly value viewpoint diversity and equity, we cannot tokenize Rustin while canceling him for his radical commitment to redistribution and material equality.

Gun Violence: Separating Myths From Reality

Mass shooting is made worse by myths promoted through misleading media coverage. Changing these narratives can help.