Multimedia education
and awareness
Brother Be Well’s parent organization offers multimedia publishing, innovative community engagement programs, and education and awareness campaigns designed to inspire change and improve lives.
EDUCATION | AWARENESS
PREVENTION AND EARLY INTERVENTION
Brother Be Well is produced by Mental Health California™, a non-profit charitable 501(c)3 corporation with a mission to educate on behavioral health and wellness through publishing, community engagement, innovation, new media, and special programs. We offer digital publishing, impactful community engagement programs, and community education and awareness campaigns that improve lives.
We are the sole contractor to Kaiser Permanente to produce the highly successful Northern California Youth Listening Sessions for youth involved in the foster care and juvenile justice systems, building capacity and pathways for advocacy and systems change. We blend traditional listening techniques with ideation, art, creativity, and safe space carve-outs for youth for honest dialogue and self-expression, and to address ACEs/trauma.
We are also the producers of the mental health awareness campaign for The Center at Sierra Health Foundation, in partnership with Sacramento County Public Health, for the Sacramento County COVID-19 Collaborative (Sac Collab), a community-based model addressing county-wide impacts of the pandemic. We address community mental health via virtual therapy, collaterals, behavioral health awareness webinars, and clinical webtalks. For more details, please visit Mental Health California.
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Advisors
Sergio Aguilar-Gaxiola, M.D., Ph.D.
Director, UC Davis Center for Reducing Health Disparities
Professor of Clinical Internal Medicine
UC Davis Health
Christina Y. Bilyeu, MD, FACLP
Chief of Mental Health Services
North Valley
Kaiser Permanente Medicine
Mental Health & Wellness
Sacramento Medical Center
John Boyd, PsyD, MHA
Vice President
Behavioral Health & Wellness
Kaiser Northern California
Dr. Bre Gentile
Senior Product Designer & Researcher
Center for Youth Wellness,
a Program of Safe & Sound
Dennis Godby, BS, MA, ND
Founder
Sacramento Naturopathic Medical Center
Percy Howard III, LCSW
President and Chief Executive Officer
California Institute for Behavioral Health Solutions
Christian Jacobs
Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist
Ramsey King, MPH
Director of Program Support and Integration
Health Education Council
Hiep Ma (Patrick), MHS, PA-C
Mental Health Advocate
Physician Associate
UC Davis Health
Wm. Jahmal Miller, MHA
Chief Administrative Officer
Mercy Medical Group™
Shacunda B. Rodgers, Ph.D.
Licensed Clinical Psychologist
Founder
Melanin Meets Mindfulness
Carter Todd, RN, Past President
Capitol City Black Nurses Association
Hendry Ton, M.D., M.S.
Associate Vice Chancellor
Health Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion
Clinical Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
UC Davis Health
Who We Are
Behind every Brother Be Well program is a dedicated team working together to make lasting change possible. We’re made up of peer leaders and mentors who bring lived experience and authenticity to every conversation, clinical experts and therapists who ground our work in evidence-based care, and educators and storytellers who translate complex issues into accessible, empowering content.
Guided by experienced project managers, workflow coordinators, producers, and administrative professionals, we weave together research, creativity, and compassion to build programs that truly meet people where they are. Every video produced, workshop delivered, story shared, and youth supported is the result of this collaborative effort. Together, we are more than a team, we are a movement dedicated to wellness, equity, and healing for males of color and the communities we serve.
At the helm is multiple award-winning author and screenwriter, Kristene Smith, CEO and Project Director, whose lived experience and visionary leadership have shaped the mission and growth of the organization. Under her direction, Brother Be Well has become a hub for innovation, connection, and healing.