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By Genoa Barrow | OBSERVER Senior Staff Writer - Having Shed His Shame, Jabari Rahotep Views His Mental Illness And Hospitalizations As Gifts That Have Helped Him Become A More Complete Version Of Himself

By Genoa Barrow | OBSERVER Senior Staff Writer - Despite Therapy And A Hard-Won Diagnosis, Struggles Persist For Anthony Graves In Overcoming Disorders And Childhood Trauma

By Genoa Barrow | OBSERVER Senior Staff Writer - Aron King, a community-minded health care provider, has been inspired by Cut to the Chase, a local barbershop outreach effort, to seek help for his mental health issues, and has been able to gain clarity on his relationship with his father and improve his professional and personal life.

By Genoa Barrow | OBSERVER Senior Staff Writer - DeAngelo Mack, a Black man who works to prevent and intervene in gun violence, experienced depression and anxiety after witnessing the pain and suffering of young people, and has since sought help and found ways to self-medicate with nature, meditation, and marijuana.

By Genoa Barrow | OBSERVER Senior Staff Writer - By Sharing His Struggles, Public Health Advocate Ryan McClinton Creates Space For Others To Impart And Conquer Their Mental Health Challenges