KNEWjoy

05/01/2026

Healing Brothers United (HBU) is seeking young men in the Ypsilanti area to serve as Men’s Mental Health Ambassadors through their program, in partnership with Packard Health.

If you want to:
✅ Grow as a leader
✅ Support your peers
✅ Help break the stigma around mental health

We want to hear from you.

No experience needed—just commitment and a willingness to be part of something meaningful.

👉 Apply here: https://tinyurl.com/packardhealth

Know someone who’d be a great fit? Share this post or tag them in the comments below 👇

04/13/2026

Have you read our most recent newsletter? 👀

Our April newsletter features exciting updates about KNEWjoy leadership, our collaboration with Healing Brothers United, and the Emergence Collective.

Featured here are (from left to right) Dr. Ramona Perry, Ebonie Guyton, and Remby Perry from Emergence Collective.

Subscribe to our newsletter and read our April 2026 issue here: https://knewjoy.org/news

04/01/2026

How are you doing? 💙

This and beyond, remember to check in with yourself and others. It's okay to feel difficult emotions like stress. Focus on what's in your control and practice healthy coping techniques. You got this! 👏

04/01/2026

April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month. According to RAINN, sexual assault disproportionately affects young adults and teenagers, with individuals aged 16 to 24 facing the highest risks compared to other age groups.

Read more here: https://rainn.org/get-informed/facts-statistics-the-scope-of-the-problem

03/25/2026

03/25/2026

03/25/2026

If you’ve ever been in therapy or had a heart-to-heart with someone who’s big on...

03/20/2026

We’re all familiar with the dashboard in our cars—little warning lights blink when something’s off. Just like a car, our mental health gives us signals when it needs attention. The tricky part? Many of us normalize or overlook those signals until we’re running on empty.

03/18/2026

Coming off the 2026 Oscars, our team couldn't help but wonder: If KNEWjoy was a movie... who would play us?

⭐ Regina Hall would play Daphne
⭐ Niecy Nash would play Makeda
⭐ America Ferrera would play Elena
⭐ Issa Rae would play Asli

03/04/2026

We are SO proud to be a woman-founded and operated non-profit!

Happy Women's History Month to every woman on our team working to spread JOY. 💛

02/27/2026

You may or may not recognize these faces, but you definitely know their impact!

Click through to see some unfamiliar faces behind the work that we do.

Dr. Makeda K. Turner, Executive Director
Daphne Watkins, Founder & Board Chair
Elena Flores, Project Manager
Asli Shebe-Tindi, Communications Specialist