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Suicide rates among Black girls rising twice as fast as boys
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Suicide rates among Black girls rising twice as fast as boys
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These Two Women Collaborated To Remove Mental Health Stigmas In Marginalized Communities
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5 Organizations That Support Black Women’s Mental Health
Black women organizations that are for us, by us.
Even though May is Mental Health Awareness Month, Black women need to know that their mental health matters
every damn day. Erica Richard, chair and medical director of the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Health at Sibley Memorial Hospital shares, “Women are at least twice as likely to experience an episode of major depression as men. And, compared to their Caucasian counterparts, African-American women are only half as likely to seek help.” The “strong Black woman” trope can leave many Black women feeling that needing help or places of vulnerability will make them weak.
February 19, 2021
Newsy spoke to the founder of Black Girls Smile, a nonprofit organization that provides mental health support for young Black women.
SHOW TRANSCRIPT
Lauren Carson: I think within the African American community, we have to start to break down the stigma around asking for help, being open about our feelings and our emotions and the things that we experience too often.
Meet Lauren Carson. She s the executive director and founder of Black Girls Smile a nonprofit organization that provides mental health support, education and resources for young Black women.
Carson: Young Black women are quickly seen as adults, even when they are still children or they re still tweens or teenagers. … With adultification, you re seeing stricter punishments in the school system for disciplinary issues acting out in many instances, whether it s teachers or providers they re not digging deep enough to find out what are some of the things these young women may be experienc