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To end this week's blog post series in honor of Black History Month I wanted to provide links to different organizations for Black and African-American Communities. Organizations and Directories BEAM, Black Emotional and Mental Health Collective: External link  organization with information on mental health training, toolkits and a directory of licensed Black therapists External link  who can provide online services. Black Mental Health Alliance: External link  organization...[ read more ]

This week I wanted to focus on mental health in the Black and African-American Community (and other minority groups) in honor of Black History Month. In this blog post, I focus on an article by Amy Morin a Licensed Clinical Social Worker on Verywell Mind. The article was entitled Exploring the Mental Health Stigma in Black Communities. There are multiple...[ read more ]

February is Black history month. As an African-American female, I feel that it is important to highlight, especially in this month, the realities of mental health in the Black and African American communities. For many of those who identify as black and many other minority groups for that matter, there is a lot of stigmas surrounding mental health, counseling, and...[ read more ]