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Tag: mental health issues

Posted inHealth

Biden Admin Announces New Actions to Address Mental Health in Schools

by Stacy M. Brown July 29, 2022July 29, 2022

The White House announced the awarding of the first of nearly $300 million to expand access to mental health services in American schools.

A health official said Black youth were in crisis long before COVID-19 devastated the world but no national public health crisis was called. (Courtesy of psycom.net)
Posted inHealth

Teen Mental Health Crisis Continues to Alarm Medical Officials

by Stacy M. Brown May 11, 2022May 11, 2022
Since the pandemic began, there have been increased rates of psychological distress among young people, including symptoms of anxiety, depression and other mental health disorders. (Courtesy of NAMI)
Posted inCovid-19

COVID Pandemic Exacerbated Teen Mental Health Concerns: CDC

by WI Web Staff April 1, 2022April 1, 2022
The homeless crisis in New York is the worse since the Great Depression of the 1930s. (iStock via GSU)
Posted inNational

Blacks Hit Hardest as NYC’s Homeless Population Grows Amid Mental Health Crisis

by Stacy M. Brown March 23, 2022March 23, 2022
Taraji P. Henson
Posted inHealth

‘Empire’s’ Taraji P. Henson Advocates for Black Mental Health

by WI Guest Author May 15, 2019December 21, 2021
Photo by Dorothy Rowley/The Washington Informer
Posted inFaith, Health, Religion

Black Churchgoers Less Likely to Have Mental Health Issues: Report

by WI Guest Author July 10, 2018October 31, 2020
Posted inEntertainment, Health

Tika Sumpter On Being Dark-Skinned In Hollywood: “I Was Truly Unprepared”

by WI Webstaff June 22, 2016October 30, 2020

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