Mental health is a critical component identified through the MLP.  African Americans face unique mental health risks that affect the individual and experience cascading effects on his or her family and the community at large. Social determinants of health that disproportionately affect African Americans include racism, poverty, education, housing, access to healthy foods, environmental exposure, violence, and criminal justice.  Understanding the correlation between social determinants and mental health issues may provide keys to providing solutions. These identified partnerships with leading Black mental health professionals provide quick resources as necessary to promote healing Black pain that is unfortunately too common and often cyclical.