Project BrEAtHe: A Culturally Tailored MBSR Intervention for Young Adult Black Men

Inclusion Criteria: * Age: 18-29 * Ethnicity: non-Hispanic Black * Gender: Male * does not meet the DSM-V criteria for substance use disorder or dependence or severe post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD); * Neighborhood Inclusion Criteria: must live in a high VAOD neighborhood in Durham County, NC, or North Hartford Promise Zone, CT and have resided in the selected neighborhood for at least 6 months. Exclusion Criteria: * non-English speakers, * meet the DSM-V criteria for substance use disorder or dependence or severe post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD); * women; * men of other racial/ethnic groups; * neighborhood outside of high VAOD neighborhood in Durham County, NC or North Hartford Promise Zone, CT.