One in every 1,000 Black men can expect to be killed by law enforcement, which is one of their leading causes of death, according to another Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences study.
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As States Push for Police Accountability, Advocates Focus on Black Trauma
The Rev. JeVon Marshall, who advocates for therapy for his congregation, stands outside of Antioch Missionary Baptist Church in Walls, Mississippi, where he is a pastor. Marshall and other advocates and professionals argue strongly for additional mental health and financial aid measures to address the trauma Black people face because of policing issues.
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Editor’s note: If you or someone you know needs help, call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline 1-800-273-8255. Other mental health resources can be found below.
When a jury convicted former officer Derek Chauvin of murdering George Floyd, a Black man, by pressing his knee into Floyd’s neck for nine minutes and 29 seconds, the Rev. Earle Fisher was unsure how to process the news an uneasiness felt by many Black Americans.
House Appropriations Subcommittee hosts hearing on FY 2022 HHS budget request
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House Appropriations Subcommittee hosts hearing on FY 2022 HHS budget request
On April 15, the House Appropriations Subcommittee on the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies held a hearing on the Biden administration’s FY 2022 discretionary budget request for the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra, who was narrowly confirmed by the Senate for the position last month, testified before the Subcommittee on the department’s $131.7 billion discretionary request. The request represents a 23.5 percent increase over the FY 2021 enacted level, not including emergency COVID-19 appropriations, and includes funding for a wide variety of health programs important to counties, particularly as we cont
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The Mississippi Department of Mental Health has recently received millions in federal funding from two grants. In total, the state will take in over $20.5 million in order to provide resources to mental health and substance abuse services.
The Community Mental Health Services Block Grant (MHBG), totaled at over $7.5 million, is aimed toward “adults with serious mental illness and children with serious emotional disturbances.” The other $12 million comes from the Substance Abuse Prevention and Treatment Block Grant (SABG), which goes to fund services that help pregnant women, dependent children, intravenous drug users and primary prevention services.
“This funding will allow the state to increase access to services, particularly increasing access to mental health and substance use needs as a result of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic,” DMH Executive Director Wendy Bailey said. “There is no doubt that the pandemic has impacted our overall mental h