The emotional life of a black teenage boy is a hard nut to crack. When he was in middle school he seemed fine at first. By all indications he had friends, and I never saw any signs that he wanted to avoid school or certain people. But honestly I didn’t know how to read those more subtle signs of trouble.
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At the end of the day, while physical attraction is important, feeling safe and being able to trust your partner is what will make a relationship last. If a person with mental health issues feels that she cannot be herself around you, or he begins to treat you as a crutch, that’s a problem.
Read MoreWhile men are taught to be emotionally autonomous, women are socialized to seek emotional connection. This leads to one of the most common dynamics seen in couples with communication issues: the Pursuer-Distancer Dynamic.
Read MoreEveryday over 120,000 mothers in this nation wake up removed from their families and children due to incarceration.
Read MoreDo you struggle with extreme anxiety? The Teachman PACT lab at the University of Virginia is looking for adults (age 18 and older) who struggle with anxiety symptoms to enroll in a new, computer-based anxiety-reduction program.
Read MoreSome parents and caregivers might have benefitted from more detailed information about what behaviors and characteristics constitute mental and emotional health.
Read MoreRelationships that compromise health and family stability can no longer be tolerated, and this applies to marriage and other romantic relationships, friendships, work relationships, and family members.
Read MoreOne hundred three days from today, American voters will select the next President of the United States. Whoever that person turns out to be, Black Americans need to make sure that mental health will be a national priority.
Read MoreMen die because they don’t talk. My mom, suffering from manic depression herself, did the best she could but still could not alone teach me and prepare me for being a black man in America.
Read MoreOur resistance to mental health conversation and mental illness acknowledgment and treatment runs deep, so a vehicle is needed that can reach a critical mass of people with messages that can turn the tide on the stigma that still holds too much sway.
Read More“Racism adversely affects victims psychologically, causing harm to their emotional and physical health. EE Circles are designed to help us free ourselves of internalized racism—to get our heads, spirits and emotions cleared out.”
Read MorePrograms like Mental Health First Aid work to demystify the stigma of mental illness, and equip its participants with the skills to recognize the signs of a mental health crisis.
Read MoreMinority Mental Health Awareness Month just got a little more interesting. Tonight TV One premiered the well-received movie, “The Secret She Kept”, about a young professional woman who has hidden her mental illness all her life but now faces a crisis of exposure of her family’s well-kept secret.
Read MoreSince 2008 when July was officially designated as Bebe Moore Campbell Minority Mental Health Awareness Month, millions of people have received education about mental illness and mental health to equip minority communities with resources for fighting stigma and providing support to individuals and families battling mental disorders.
Read MoreI have often thought that if everyone who has--or cared about someone who has--a mental illness stood up against stigma, we would outnumber the rest. Where would the stigma be then?
Read MoreAccording to the New York Times article, America the Anxious, 1 in 5 Americans are dealing with an anxiety disorder. Out of those 40 million or so individuals, women are twice as likely to be affected by the majority of these disorders, including general anxiety disorder (GAD), panic attacks, specific phobias and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD).
Read MoreIt has always been said, “What happens in this house, stays in this house.” Forsake that damaging tradition and give young boys, especially teenagers, permission to talk about their experiences and feelings to someone not part of the household.
Read MoreMothers who receive treatment for postpartum depression are more likely to see a reduction in their depressive symptoms, which then allows them to better care for themselves and their child. Spouses and partners also enjoy a more mutually-supportive relationship. Even more importantly, children also then benefit from a happier, present mother, which reduces their risk of developing emotionaland behavioral problems in the future.
Read MoreWhile the prices of medication and therapy can break the bank, getting the runaround treatment because of your race creates an entirely new set of frustrations.
Read MoreHere are two more noteworthy advocates changing the landscape of mental health for black men and young people.
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