Co-Founder and CEO of Fathers’ UpLift, Charles Daniels Jr., Ph.D., M.Div., LICSW speaks with our host and Director of the BUSPH Activist Lab Craig Andrade about their experiences being Black men in America and the work they have done internally, with their families, and with their communities to navigate challenges related to parenting, healthy expression, relationships, and trauma. 

Dr. Daniels was born in Atlanta, Georgia, and attended Bethune-Cookman University, a Historically Black University in Daytona Beach, Florida, where he graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science and a minor in Public Administration. From there, he earned a Master’s in Social Work and certification in Urban Leadership from Simmons University School of Social Work in Boston and then received the Howard Thurman Fellowship, which allowed Charles to achieve a Master’s in Divinity from The Boston University School of Theology. He returned to Simmons to complete where he completed a Ph.D. in Clinical Social Work.

Dr. Daniels and his team have created the country’s first mental health and substance abuse treatment facility, specifically for fathers and families. Fathers’ UpLift provides mental health counseling, coaching, and advocacy to primarily Black fathers who are overcoming barriers (racism, emotional, traumatic, and addiction-based barriers) that prevent them from remaining engaged in their children's lives. The model is spreading nationwide, serving thousands of dads directly, and changing the culture of care.

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