The New Mount Olive Baptist Church Health & Wellness Ministry is hosting a Mental Health Conference: Minding our Health Business āEradicating Stigmas and Breaking down Barriers,ā on May 4, 2019, in observance of National 
Mental Health Awareness Month. The purpose of the conference is to raise awareness about the importance of mental health and to stop the stigmas associated with it. According to the Center 
for Disease Control, āMental health is an important part of overall health and wellbeingā.Ā Mental health includes our emotional, psychological, and social well-being. It affects how we think, feel, and act. It also determines how we handle stress, relate to others, and make healthy choices. Mental health is important at every stage of life, from childhood and adolescence through adulthood.ā About 1 in 5 American 
adults and 1 in 5 children will experience a mental illness at some point in their lives. New Mount Olive Baptist Church has a host of dynamic mental health professionals who will provide sessions on Anxiety/ Depression, Stress Management, Incarceration and Mental Health, Post Traumatic Slave Syndrome, Bullying and Depression in youth, Navigation of the ESE (Exceptional Student Education) System and Stigmas of Mental Health in 
the Black Community.
The conference will be held at New Mount Olive Baptist Church, 400 N.W. Ninth Ave., Fort Lauderdale, Fla., 33311 on Saturday, May 4, 2019 from 7:45 a.m. until 2:30 p.m.Ā Please meet Dr. Gina Morgan- Smith, Dr. Edwina Bell and the entire New Mount Olive Baptist Church Health & Wellness Ministry Team, as they present this dynamically essential conference to 
our community.
Please call (954) 463-5126 or email info@mountolive.org for information on how your organization can be a part 
of The Mental Health Conference: Minding our Health Business, āEradicating Stigmas and Breaking down Barriersā. Sponsorships are available and the entire community is invited.
New Mount Olive Baptist Church, Dr. Marcus D. Davidson, Senior Pastor, is a non-profit organization and a foundational pillar of Fort Lauderdale, Worshipping God, Serving Humanity and Embracing Our Community for 100 years.
