Promoting Racial Healing and Equity in Kankakee County
The existence of systemic racism and disparities in access to mental, emotional, and behavioral healthcare keep some youth from flourishing. Project SUN’s Racial Equity Initiative offers Kankakee County an opportunity to identify and address the underlying structural barriers to equity that, by their very nature, impact the mental health of children of color and the adults who care for them.
Project SUN is launching the My Piece in the Puzzle program to create stepping-stones towards racial and ethnic healing and equity in our community.
The initial component of this initiative began this summer with collecting data through a racial equity assessment survey. Kankakee County residents will continue to have the opportunity to complete this survey until mid-November by going to the Project SUN website. The survey is available in English and Spanish.
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