When Covid-19 hit her hometown of Washington D.C., Maia Wise, LICSW, knew things were going to be different. But, while she feared exposure at work, at the same time, people were protesting for Black Lives outside the hospital. Her reality as a Black woman therapist had become exhausting.
What You Should Know:
– Hurdle, a Washington D.C.-based digital mental health company, announced the publication of a white paper on Black mental health before and after George Floyd’s death.
– Co-authored by leading mental health researchers Dr. Harold “Woody” Neighbors, Professor Emeritus, University of Michigan School of Public Health, and Dr. Norma L. Day-Vines, Associate Dean for Diversity and Faculty Development in the School of Education at Johns Hopkins University.
– Published on the heels of the first anniversary of George Floyd’s murder, the in-depth white paper takes a critical look at how his death and the social justice movement birthed in its wake have resulted in various forms of trauma for people of color. It provides a rationale for promoting culturally sensitive mental healthcare.
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What You Should Know: - Hurdle, a Washington D.C.-based digital mental health company, announced the publication of a white paper on Black mental health before and after George Floyd s death. - Co-authored by leading mental health researchers Dr. Harold Woody Neighbors, Professor Emeritus, University of Michigan School of Public Health, and Dr. Norma L. Day-Vines, Associate Dean for Diversity and Faculty Development in the School of Education at Johns Hopkins
What You Should Know: - Amazon today launched a new mental health benefit, Resources for Living, that provides every U.S. employee, their family, and their household with a single place to start for personalized, convenient, and confidential support for mental health and daily life assistance. These services are available 24 hours a day, seven days a week, and include access to free counseling sessions in-person or through the phone, video, or text. - Th
May 28, 2021 10:31 AM EDT
Many Americans are facing mental health challenges as they deal with the tumult of the last year and the uncertainties ahead.
Watch the live Q&A at 1 p.m. ET in the video player above.
The pandemic has caused waves of isolation and grief. Police violence and systemic racism have elevated fears and frustrations triggering important conversations as well as powerful stressors. For many, the return to some semblance of normal may add new anxieties even as it relieves existing ones.
On Friday, May 27 at 1 p.m., join PBS NewsHour’s William Brangham, Dr. Jessi Gold of Washington University School of Medicine in St Louis and Riana Anderson of University of Michigan’s School of Public Health as they take your questions on the best ways to maintain your mental health in 2021.