Let's Go Show with Doug Reed featuring Victor Armstrong " The Story of the 2 Vics "

Victor Armstrong is the Chief Diversity Officer at RI International. He formerly served as North Carolina DHHS Chief Health Equity Officer, with responsibility for leading the overarching strategy and operational goals to promote health equity, diversity, and inclusion across all the agency’s health and human services. His responsibility included developing, implementing, facilitating, and embedding health equity strategic initiatives into every aspect of DHHS’ programs, services, actions, outcomes, and internal employee culture; as well as overseeing the Office of Health Equity, Office of Rural Health, and the Office of Diversity and Inclusion.
Victor joined NC DHHS as ‪Director of the NC Division of Mental Health, Developmental Disabilities, Substance Abuse Services in March of 2020, with responsibility and oversight of the public community-based mental health, intellectual and other developmental disabilities, substance use, and traumatic brain injury system in North Carolina.
Victor is the son of a pastor and a firm believer that the Black church is the gateway to the Black community, and the key to creating “soul safe” communities. He is a nationally recognized speaker on issues regarding health equity and access to healthcare, particularly as it relates to individuals living with mental health challenges, and the role of the faith community in addressing our nation’s mental health crisis.

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