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Could “Warmlines” Be An Affordable Mental Health Resource For The Black Community?
The new suicide prevention hotline has been praised for its harm reduction abilities.
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The Clippers’ Paul George is Giving Away Three Million Dollars in Free Therapy
Black men, Paul George wants you to know that “it’s okay to ask for a little help in certain situations.”
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Daniel Prude’s Family Has Reached a Multi-Million Dollar Settlement with City of Rochester
The city agreed to the settlement, however, they did not admit any fault in Prude’s killing. SMDH.
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Courtney B. Vance Shares How Therapy Helped Him Cope With Losing His Father
“Ain’t nobody else gonna help us if we don’t help ourselves,” the actor said in a discussion about mental health in the Black community at The Root Institute.
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Dak Prescott’s Encourages Mental Health Awareness With ‘Ask 4 Help!’ Campaign
The two-time Pro Bowler has been wearing ‘Ask 4 Help!’ on his wrist tape all season.
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Video Footage Shows What Led to Death of Schizophrenic Black Man Who Was Taken to Charleston Jail From Mental Health Facility
On the morning of Jan. 5, 2021, 31-year-old Jamal Sutherland died at the Charleston County jail in Charleston, S.C. He was there because he had been arrested the previous night on misdemeanor assault charges after allegedly being involved in a fight at the mental health facility where he was being treated. Already, I have questions.…
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Let's Zen TF Out With Big Sean and Get Our Minds Right With His Mom, Myra Anderson
As you probably know by now, May is Mental Health Awareness Month and…may you be blessed with the ability and opportunity to get your mind right. Thankfully, rapper Big Sean and his mother Myra Anderson are here to guide us. On May 1, Sean and Ms. Myra announced a new wellness video series presented by…
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Trevor Noah, H.E.R., Big Sean, Oprah and More Come Together to Recognize Mental Health Awareness Month
If we’ve learned anything this past year, it’s that life is too short and unpredictable to continue to put our sanity and safety on the back burner. Whether that realization manifested itself in a positive or negative way, it’s pretty safe to say that the events of 2020 (and its third cousin, twice removed, 2021)…
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What's Good? Demystifying 'Self-Care'
Over the past several years, the term “self-care” has been gaining popularity—according to Google Trends, the number of searches for “self-care” has more than doubled since 2015. But what, specifically, is self-care? The term is over- and misused, meaning many people don’t quite understand exactly what it means. Does it mean you have to spend…
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Exclusive: Olympian Raven Saunders Comes Out of the Dark to Raise Awareness, Destigmatize Mental Health
Content warning: The following article discusses mental illness and SI. With Mental Health Awareness Month officially underway, Well Beings, a major media campaign that works to demystify and de-stigmatize our physical and mental health through storytelling, has partnered with The Root to premiere its new web series, Out of the Dark. This three-part web series…
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