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Honoring Juneteenth: A Continued Commitment to Black Mental Health

Honoring Juneteenth: A Continued Commitment to Black Mental Health

Jun 19, 2025 | Equity

At Lines for Life, our Equity Team honors Juneteenth not just in remembrance. Through action we recognize that freedom is more than a moment in history. It is the ongoing pursuit of equity, wellness, and opportunity for Black communities. That’s why our work is rooted in ensuring everyone has access to culturally responsive mental health tools and resources, substance use prevention, and community-centered support systems.

Barbershops Have Long Been Mental Health Havens—Now They’re Expanding Their Support

Barbershops Have Long Been Mental Health Havens—Now They’re Expanding Their Support

Mar 24, 2025 | Black History Month, Equity

Barbershops have always been more than just places for a fresh fade or a lineup. For generations, they’ve served as trusted community spaces—where conversations flow freely, where advice is given, and where people feel safe. Now, in Portland, they’re becoming something even more powerful: hubs for mental health support.

Addressing Mental Health in BIPOC Communities: How Lines for Life is Making a Difference

Addressing Mental Health in BIPOC Communities: How Lines for Life is Making a Difference

Feb 28, 2025 | Equity, Black History Month

Mental health care is essential for everyone, but many Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC) face stigma, discrimination, and a lack of culturally responsive support. These barriers often prevent individuals from seeking help.

Lines for Life Honors API Heritage Month

Lines for Life Honors API Heritage Month

May 15, 2024 | Asian & Pacific Islander Heritage Month, Equity

Lines for Life Honors API Heritage Month This May, Lines for Life celebrates the diverse cultures and rich histories of the Asian and Pacific Islander (API) community by honoring API Heritage Month. Why May? May holds special significance for API heritage in America, as it commemorates the arrival of the first Japanese immigrants in the United...

Recognizing Juneteenth

Recognizing Juneteenth

Jun 16, 2023 | Featured, Equity

Lines for Life honors Juneteenth as a reminder of the struggle toward freedom for Black Americans. We recognize the hardships that racism continues to inflict on Black communities and we embrace Juneteenth as a time to acknowledge these hardships, celebrate progress, and honor the culture, history, and strength of Black communities. Lines for...

Addressing Mental Health Stigma in Asian Communities

Addressing Mental Health Stigma in Asian Communities

May 24, 2023 | Asian & Pacific Islander Heritage Month, Equity

My grandfather and father faced exclusionary codes that made entering the United States and gaining citizenship impossible. Both worked on the railroads, which was how a lot of Chinese immigrants came into the country at the time – making much lower wages than workers of other races. As a boy, Dad lived in the United States during worldwide...

My Mental Health Journey

My Mental Health Journey

May 11, 2023 | Asian & Pacific Islander Heritage Month, Equity

In high school, I first realized I had a serious problem with my brain. I got my driver’s license, started a job, got accepted into college, and was close to graduating – but I still felt despair. I had no clue why I felt so heavy in my chest, failing to feel happy about all these milestones I expected to be excited about. I grew up Catholic in a...

Mental Health Visibility in the Asian Communities

Mental Health Visibility in the Asian Communities

May 9, 2023 | Asian & Pacific Islander Heritage Month, Equity

Asians, like people of all races, can and do experience mental health challenges throughout their lives. Because of cultural norms, their experiences are often made to be invisible. Mental health is rarely talked about in Asian communities and is often seen as a “white person’s disease.” Because of that, fewer and fewer Asian people get the...

Addressing the Alarming Increase in Suicide Rates Among Black Children and Young Adults

Addressing the Alarming Increase in Suicide Rates Among Black Children and Young Adults

Mar 2, 2023 | Black History Month, Equity, Featured

Suicide rates among Black children and young adults between the ages of 10-24 have increased dramatically over the past few years.

You Call, We Answer: Monique, Crisis Lines Clinical Supervisor

You Call, We Answer: Monique, Crisis Lines Clinical Supervisor

Feb 20, 2023 | Black History Month, Equity, Featured, You Call, We Answer

There is so much stigma against mental health and suicide in the Black and Creole cultures, but many of us are working to break that stigma. I’ve always been interested in mental health. My family moved to Southwest Louisiana over 300 years ago as one of the premier and largest Creole families.

Lines for Life Joins Kingdom Kuts for the First Annual Barbershop Conversation

Lines for Life Joins Kingdom Kuts for the First Annual Barbershop Conversation

Feb 15, 2023 | Black History Month, Equity

January 21st, 2023, marked Lines for Life’s first annual Barbershop Conversation in partnership with Kingdom Kuts, a local barbershop in Portland, Oregon. It was packed with people from Portland’s Black and Brown communities to talk about the importance of community and receiving support for mental health.

Creating a Diversified Mental Health Workforce

Creating a Diversified Mental Health Workforce

Feb 9, 2023 | Black History Month, Equity

We are trying to diversify the mental health workforce by aligning with community partners, Black-owned businesses, and Black-owned mental health facilities.

Lines for Life Celebrates Black History Month 2023

Lines for Life Celebrates Black History Month 2023

Feb 1, 2023 | Black History Month, Equity

As Lines for Life celebrates Black History Month, it is important to learn the history behind this celebration of the culture and strength of Black Americans as well as their countless contributions to this country. This February, we highlight the accomplishments of Black Americans that have defined history as well as Lines for Life staff and...

Lines for Life Celebrates Black History Month 2023

Black History Month 2023: Celebrating Influential Black Individuals

Feb 1, 2023 | Black History Month, Equity

Black History Month is a time to reflect and celebrate the history, culture, and strength of Black Americans as well as their countless contributions to this country. There are many “firsts” that Black people and communities are still achieving daily. We want to uplift and magnify the historic and notable accomplishments of influential Black...

Washington’s New Native & Strong Lifeline

Washington’s New Native & Strong Lifeline

Nov 21, 2022 | Equity, Native American Heritage Month

Native & Strong Lifeline – the first state-funded helpline dedicated to serving Native communities specifically – launched on November 10th as part of the 988 call center operated by Volunteers of America Western Washington (VOAWW). The service offers Native communities in Washington state 24/7 emotional support over the helpline, and...

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