Black children are more likely to be misdiagnosed with emotional and behavioral disorders, as well as educational disabilities, due to a lack of proper resources and discrimination, leading to them falling into the school to prison pipeline.
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Flint’s Toxic Water Poisoned Mental Health, Too
Flint residents are experiencing high rates of post-traumatic stress disorder and depression as a result of the water crisis, which is exacerbated by the city’s high poverty rate and lack of mental health services.
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Protecting the Maternal Health of the Black Community
The Fund for Public Health NYC and the NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene held a discussion about “Protecting the Health of Black Women and Birthing People and their Babies” to raise awareness about the Maternal Home Collaborative Model, which aims to improve Black maternal health and reduce preventable maternal deaths through a variety of support networks and resources.
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Rural Jails Turn to Health Workers to Help the Newly Released Succeed
By Lillian Mongeau Hughes Originally appeared in KFF Health News MANTI, Utah — Garrett Clark estimates he has spent about six years in the Sanpete County Jail, a plain concrete […]
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A Tangled Web: Food Equity, Environmental Racism, and Reproductive Health in Black Communities
April is National Minority Health Month, a time to raise awareness about the importance of improving the health of racial and ethnic minority communities and reducing health disparities. In the United States, women in communities of color are left with unequal birthrights, as a history of systemic racism threatens their reproductive health.
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The Toughest Issue for Teachers Is Even Tougher For Students
Teachers across the country are facing challenges in the classroom due to the high poverty rate among students, which can have a negative impact on their academic success and mental health.
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Suicides Are Up Among Black Youths. Is Anyone Paying Attention?
Researchers studying suicide haven’t included enough Black people, but one study points the finger at a familiar cause for a rising rate among Black youths: racism. By Jennifer Porter Gore […]
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Trump Does the Harlem Fake
The one time Trump comes anywhere near Harlem is to visit a bodega owner who stabbed and killed a Black man.
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Black Students With Disabilities Deserve Qualified TeachersÂ
A teacher at Tipps Elementary School in Houston allegedly dragged a special needs student by his ankle due to a shortage of qualified special education teachers, paraprofessionals, and aides, and the increasing number of Black students with disabilities.
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How HBCU Students Can Access Enough Food
Black HBCU students are facing higher rates of food insecurity than students at predominantly white institutions, but there are ways they can access affordable, nutritious food.
