Tag Archives: mental health

Occasions such as church and concerts that would usually spark large social gatherings have now been reduced to virtual streamings, with spectators forced to view them from home as quarantine and social distancing orders are now the world’s new normal. For some, this could result in trauma and stress. According …

Jarrid Wilson, a pastor that worked at the 15,000 member Harvest Christian Fellowship Church in California, has died in an apparent suicide.  According to the Guardian, Wilson, 30, was also a mental health advocate who frequently spoke out about mental health and his own struggles with depression. Jarrid Wilson joined …

The state of New York has become the first state to mandate mental health classes as apart of their curriculum.  According to EDM, students ranging from grades K through 12 will be required to take classes that focus on mental health and the effects it has on their counterparts.  As …

Battling mental health is a topic DeMar DeRozan knows all too well. In the latest installment of ESPN NBA columnist, Jackie MacMullan’s 5-part series on mental health in the NBA, the San Antonio Spurs guard opened up his ongoing battle with depression and anxiety. Despite his meteoric rise to NBA …

Songstress Chrisette Michele is in the process of releasing a new album and to kickstart it all, she released a single titled “Strong Black Woman.” But in the midst of her new project, Michele also opened up about some struggles she’s faced that have tested her strength. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀ On …

For years mental illness has been a serious, yet taboo, issue in the black community. While many families avoid conversations about mental illness, it is a common issue in many households that often gets swept under the rug, forcing us and others to just shrug it off as a “white …

During an interview with PEOPLE, Raven-Symone spoke candidly about her  childhood issues with her weight and how she wishes she was raised in today’s society where body shaming is becoming less acceptable. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ The 31-year-old said that being body shamed as a child for her size led her to experience …