… Black youth at risk may even be more difficult to identify than non-Black youth. [mc4wp_form id=”6042″] Teen suicide rates among black youth are increasing. In 2016 and again in 2018, national data revealed that among children age 5-11, black children had the highest rate of death by suicide. For the years 2008 to 2012, […]
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Etika (b. 1990), The Lives They Lived: Remembering some of the artists, innovators and thinkers we lost in the past year. | The New York Times
His mental health problems collided tragically with the attention economy. [mc4wp_form id=”6042″] On midnight of June 20, a new video went live on Etika’s channel. In it, the 29-year-old YouTube star filmed himself as he walked through Lower Manhattan, speaking to the camera with a steady clarity that seemed almost eerie in light of his […]
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This App Matches People of Color with a Therapist Who Shares a Similar Background | Black Enterprise
Former investment banker Eric Coly decided to launch a startup after a close friend confided to him that she needed counseling. She was struggling to find a therapist, not because there weren’t any available, her issue was finding a black therapist. [mc4wp_form id=”6042″] Coly, a native of Senegal, understood her situation all too well. He […]
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The Untold Story Of An African American Family Affected By A Broken Health Care System | Forbes
In January of 2013, my family was hit with an incredible blow. My partner and the father of my two children took his own life. The week Jamir passed away, I talked to him and noticed changes in his behavior. I asked him if he wanted to talk to a professional, but he was uncomfortable […]
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Suicide attempts by Black teens have risen, and I’m not surprised | Mic
I remember the first time a friend of mine died by suicide. I was living in Washington, D.C. when I got the phone call from our mutual friend, Preston. The friend we’d just lost was a young Black man brimming with potential. He had a smile that lit up a room and an incomparable sense […]
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Taraji P. Henson Launches Foundation for Mental Health Awareness | Los Angeles Sentinel
Lauren A. Jones , Los Angeles Sentinel Photo by Sara Jaye Weiss. Featured Image [dropcap]Oscar[/dropcap]-nominated actor Taraji P. Henson launched the Boris Lawrence Henson Foundation in honor of her late father, on Sept. 23 at a private estate in Beverly Hills to raise awareness for mental health in the Black community. Henson kicked off the […]
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US healthcare prices set to skyrocket after ‘Obamacare’ scrapped | Al Jazeera
Many will have to pay a lot more for insurance after Trump got rid of subsidies provided by the Affordable Care Act.
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‘I felt I was not a good mom’: Serena Williams details post-partum struggles | The Guardian
Serena Williams has said concerns over motherhood have affected her recent form.
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Jada Pinkett Smith reveals she contemplated suicide | Page Six
Nothing is off limits for Jada Pinkett Smith.
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Why I’ll Be Choosing My Next Therapist by Race | Glamour
For generations strength meant survival; illness of any kind meant weakness (and danger), and God was the only therapy you’d need.
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