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For Members As part of its Conversations series, the SAG-AFTRA Foundation event focused on the intersectionality between race, gender and mental health, and also included SAG-AFTRA Foundation President Courtney B. Vance, SAG-AFTRA National Board member Jason George, and members Mason Gooding, Jovan Adepo and Sean Patrick Thomas. The speakers conversed about navigating and understanding their mental health journeys on and off screen, and acting as a way of helping them explore their emotions. May is Mental Health Month, and there are many resources available to help you create and maintain a healthy, sustainable mental health routine. Visit or contact the following organizations for assistance: • SAG-AFTRA Health Plan/Beacon Health Options at sagaftraplans.org. • Entertainment Community Fund at entertainmentcommunity.org. • Motion Picture & Television Fund at mptf.com. • National Alliance on Mental Illness at (800) 950-NAMI, via text ("NAMI" to 741741) or email at info@nami.org. • Substance Abuse and Mental Health Administration's Disaster Distress Helpline at (800) 985-5990. Black Actors Speak Candidly About Mental Health ARAYA DOHEN/GETTY IMAGES Dulé Hill speaks about actors and mental health. "W e're all artists and, as artists, I love being able to express myself and tell a story. That's really the [tool] that I have to deal with my inner self. I always say theater is my therapy; it allows me to [understand] some of the things that go on inside of me," said SAG-AFTRA member Dulé Hill during the recent panel Exploring Identity and Healing Through Acting for Black Male Performers. Scan the QR code to watch the video.