Taraji P. Henson testified to the Congressional Black Caucus how lack of mental health awareness is killing our communities. “We, in the African American community, we don’t deal with mental health issues. We don’t even talk about it. We’ve been taught to pray away our problems.” Our conversation with Corey Minor Smith details how we tackle mental health awareness. Mental Health awareness affects you even if you don’t know it. Listen more to see why.
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline
800-273-TALK (8255)
Stark Mental Health and Addiction Recovery
National Alliance in Mental Illness
https://www.coreyempowers.com/
Visit: https://www.nami.org/About-NAMI
Text: NAMI to 741741 for crosier intervention
Call: 800-950-6264
Referenced Articles
https://www.google.com/amp/s/theconve…
https://www.yesmagazine.org/mental-he…
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/arti…
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