Race and Ethnicity
Mass General Brigham and the Employee Assistance Program are committed to serving diverse populations across the system. This includes a commitment to care and outreach to employees of all backgrounds, and a genuine effort to learn and listen. The EAP will always provide a safe space for employees to discuss concerns they may have, and will help to identify options for resolution. Below are some resources in areas such as race, racism and health disparities. Please contact the EAP at 866-724-4327 if you would like to confidentially discuss any issue.
EAP News Articles & System Updates
Men of Color and Mental Health
Breaking the Silence on Mental Health
Recorded EAP Webinar with Dr. Charmain Jackman
Naomi Osaka & Simone Biles rocked the sports world by disclosing their mental health struggles and setting boundaries that prioritize their needs. While this openness about mental health is relatively new, it is helping to shift how people, especially people of color, think about their own mental health. Negative mental health stigma is one of many barriers that block people from accessing therapy or attending to their mental health needs.
MGB Diversity Training for Leadership
- Manager Trainings available via MGB Pulse
- Race Conversations: Executive Briefings via HealthStream (Enter your Entity for Access)
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MGB Resources
Microaggressions
- EAP – Microaggressions – How Our Beliefs and Attitudes Can Harm
- APA – How to Confront Microaggressions
How to Address Race and Racism with Children
- The Clay Center, Betty Wang, MD – Talking to your Children about Racism toward the Asian Community
- Southern Poverty Law Center – Teaching Children Tolerance
- NWH – Tips and Tools for Parenting in the Face of Racial Oppression
Anti-Semitism
- B’nai B’rith International – Understanding Anti-Semitism
- United States Holocaust Museum – Understanding the Holocaust
Healthcare
- Stat – When the Patient is Racist, how should the Doctor Respond?
- AMJMed – Discriminatory and Sexually Inappropriate Remarks from Patients and their Challenge to Professionalism
