Bebe Moore Campbell sought to highlight and change the systemic and structural deficits of the mental health system that prevented care for people living with mental health conditions. She, along with a group of dynamic mothers founded NAMI Inglewood, now NAMI Urban Los Angeles in a predominantly Black and brown neighborhood to support and advocate for radical change to the LA county system of mental health care, inspiring a national movement to erase the stigma and support parity between mental and physical health and
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Her life as an author narrated her journey as an advocate and pioneer for racial justice. On June 2, 2008, Congress formally recognized Bebe Moore CampbelI National Minority Mental Health Awareness Month to bring awareness to the unique struggles that underrepresented groups face in regard to mental illness in the United States