Welcome to the Attention Deficit Disorder Expert Podcast series by Attitude Magazine.

Hello everyone, my name is Annie Rogers and on behalf of the Attitude team, I'm pleased to welcome

you to today's ADHD experts presentation titled ADHD in Communities of Color. Scrutinizing barriers

to Health Equity, Diagnosis, and Treatment. Leading today's presentation is Evelyn Pope Green,

active in ADHD and mental health advocacy for almost three years, Evelyn has served as a leader

representing the family and educator voices in the ADHD and mental health communities.

She is a past president of Ada and Chad and she works as an administrator with the Chicago Public

Schools. Evelyn joined us last month to talk about what educators should know about ADHD and you

can replay that webinar later at AttitudeMag.com slash webinars. For today's webinar, we will cover

practical strategies for achieving equitable ADHD care in BIPOC communities. Stigma myths and

misconceptions about ADHD continue to impede diagnosis and treatment as does cultural mistrust

of the medical community and a shortage of clinicians of color who are knowledgeable about ADHD.

Today we'll talk about how through education and outreach this community can contribute to

overcoming these barriers for better health outcomes. In recognition of ADHD awareness month,

we would like to begin today's webinar by asking this poll question to our live audience.

If you could shine a light on any aspect of mental health equity or inequity in communities of color,

what would it be? What does our society need to better understand to serve the health and

well-being of people of color with ADHD? Please comment in the text box under the video player and

tell us your thoughts. While you do, for answers to common webinar questions about slides, transcripts,

and certificates of attendance, you can click on the FAQ tab on your webinar screen.

If you're listening in replay or podcast mode, visit AttitudeMag.com and search podcast

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