The Masc Gent Bosses, a Dallas-based collective of Black queer professionals, concluded its fifth anniversary Pride season with a focus on expanding its mission through advocacy and community building beyond the annual parade.
Category: Mental Health
Posted inMusic
Tye Harris Brings His Mental Health Journey Home for Louder Than Stigma
Rapper Tye Harris will headline Amplified Minds’ annual Louder Than Stigma benefit concert at The Kessler Theater on September 19 to raise mental health awareness and support resources.
Posted inMental Health
Alzheimer’s Research Sites Mark National Clinical Trials Day With Free Memory Screenings
By Dallas Weekly Staff In recognition of National Clinical Trials Day, Alzheimer’s research centers across the United States and Canada are offering free memory screenings for adults ages 55 and […]
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Health & Fitness Expo Empowers South Dallas Residents to Live Well
The annual Health & Fitness Festival and Expo in South Dallas brought families, healthcare providers, and local organizations together to promote health and wellness, featuring free health screenings, fitness challenges, cooking demonstrations, and a live wellness workshop.
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40 Years of Care: Prism Health North Texas Celebrates a Legacy of Community Impact
Prism Health North Texas has been providing compassionate, affordable healthcare to Dallas families for 40 years, and is now expanding its pediatric and women’s health services in high-need communities, while celebrating its milestone anniversary with a weekend of events in May.
Posted inRobert Wood Johnson Foundation
King Shakur’s “He Gon Cry In The Car” Invites Black Men to Heal
Through art, community and radical honesty, the Dallas native is reshaping how Black and Brown communities approach healing.
Posted inKellogg Racial Healing
‘We Deserve Wellness. It Is Our Birthright.’Â
Trauma therapist and author Ashley McGirt-Adair is addressing racial trauma and systemic inequities in mental healthcare through her forthcoming book, “The Cost of Healing in Silence,” and her nonprofit, the Therapy Fund Foundation.
Posted inWord In Black
Breaking the Silence: Addressing Loneliness Among Black Men
The male loneliness epidemic is a growing public health crisis characterized by a lack of close friendships, emotional support, and meaningful social connections, which can be exacerbated by cultural expectations and structural stressors.
Posted inMental Health
Breaking the Silence: Why Behavioral Health Care Matters in Our Community
Prism Health North Texas is encouraging North Texans to prioritize behavioral health and break the stigma surrounding therapy, counseling, and emotional support, offering culturally aware mental health services to meet patients where they are.
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Racial Healing Finds New Voice in Community Poets
Poets across the country are using their art form to promote racial healing, creating spaces for reflection, storytelling, and collective understanding through community programs, workshops, and open mics.
