Black Girls Smile

Black Girls Smile is a U.S.-based nonprofit mental health organization focused on improving mental wellness outcomes for Black girls and young women. The organization provides culturally responsive mental health education, school- and community-based programming, support groups, workshops, and therapy access support rather than developing pharmaceutical products. Its services include the Charlyne McFarland Therapy Assistance Program, which helps participants access short-term therapy with licensed mental health providers. Black Girls Smile operates as a service-delivery and advocacy organization in behavioral health, centered on culturally affirming care, healing spaces, and mental health literacy. For a biotech analyst, this is a healthcare-adjacent nonprofit service organization, not a drug-development biotech or pharma company.