• About Mental Health, Social Justice, and BIPOC Wellbeing: 

• Critical Inquiries for Social Justice in Mental Health

• The Social Determinants of Mental Health

• The Social (In)Justice of Mental Health

• About Anti-Racism: 

  • Allies and Advocates: Creating an Inclusive and Equitable Culture

  • DEI Deconstructed: Your No-Nonsense Guide to Doing the Work and Doing It Right

  • Locking Up Our Own: Crime and Punishment in Black America 

    • Note from DEI Director: This work focuses on the War on Drugs and its impact on the Black community in America. If you’re interested in learning more about the War on Drugs and the over-incarceration of African Americans, this wonderfully written, award-winning work is a great place to start! 15/10. Would recommend. 

  • The Anti-Racist Organization: Dismantling Systemic Racism in the Workplace 

  • The Color of Law: A Forgotten History of How Our Government Segregated America

    • Note from the DEI Director: Housing may seem like an issue with little to do with recovery, but I assure you, that isn’t the case! In this award-winning work, you’ll learn more about how our federal and state governments colluded to keep residential neighborhoods segregated and make it more difficult for BIPOC families to purchase homes of their own. The effects of these policies are still keenly felt today. This book is a must-read! It’s a helpful resource for recognizing some of the ways that systemic and structural racism has impacted the communities you live and work in, even in 2023. 

  • The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness

  • What the Eyes Don’t See: A Story of Crisis, Resistance, and Hope in an American City

    • Note from DEI Director: This is an incredible story about Flint, Michigan, and the water crisis it’s been experiencing for decades. This book was written by Dr. Mona Hanna-Attisha, the pediatrician who first uncovered the water crisis when she noticed the symptoms of lead poisoning were suspiciously common amongst the disadvantaged BIPOC youth that she treated in Flint. Further, Dr. Hanna-Attisha tells her own story of living in America as an immigrant, a woman of color, a doctor, and an advocate. I highly, highly recommend this work for anyone interested in social justice, the innerworkings of local governments, or the Flint Crisis. 

White Fragility: Why Understanding Racism Can Be So Hard for White People