by Joseph Williams Originally appeared in Word in Black If you’ve ever suffered from the insidious effects of racism — depression, headaches, insomnia, anxiety — Dr. Monnica T. Williams would like to take you […]
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Highest level of hopelessness in a decade: CDC data underscores struggles of American teenage girls
By Dom DiFurio Highest level of hopelessness in a decade: CDC data underscores struggles of American teenage girls America’s young women are not OK: 3 in 5 teenage girls report […]
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BIPOC Mental Health Month Summit
Dr. Stacia’ Alexander, in collaboration with Helping Us Help Her, is excited to announce the BIPOC Mental Health Month Summit, taking place on July 29, 2023, at the renowned For […]
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Biden Introduces New Rule to Strengthen Mental Health Parity Requirements and Improve Access to Mental Health Care
The Proposed Rule Highlights That Insured Individuals Are More Than Twice As Likely To Go Out-of-Network for Mental Health Care Than for Physical Health Care. By Stacy M. Brown Originally […]
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Inaugural Dallas County Youth Mental Health Symposium Turns Up the Volume on Mental Health
The Inaugural Dallas County Youth Mental Health Symposium will take place this Saturday, July 8, 2023, from 10 am to 3 pm, at St. Philip’s School and Community Center, 1600 […]
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Geographic Disparities Revealed in US Depression Rates, New Study Shows
By Stacy M. Brown Originally appeared in NNPA The recently published report unveils intriguing findings, indicating that the proportion of US adults who have ever been diagnosed with depression varies […]
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Lifetime Rates of Depression in Black and Brown Communities Surpass Whites, Others
By Stacy M. Brown Originally appeared in NNPA Gallup found that white people have always had slightly higher rates of both lifetime and current depression, but African Americans and Hispanics […]
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Understanding a Rare Sleep Disorder
Idiopathic Hypersomnia [or IH] is an extremely rare of sleep disorder that almost nobody has heard of. People who deal with this particular condition face many challenges, not only trying […]
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Texas’ shortage of mental health care professionals is getting worse
By Stephen Simpson Originally appeared in the Texas Tribune The COVID-19 pandemic exacerbated an already short supply of therapists, psychologists, psychiatrists and social workers. In 2016, the warnings about the […]
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Finance, Stress & Your Mental Health
By Scott Blair Stress is unfortunately a big part of our lives. It doesn’t matter where you come from or what tax bracket you fall into; stress affects everyone on […]