depression

COVID-19 is taking a particularly hard toll on those struggling with mental health conditions like anxiety, OCD, and substance abuse. Here’s what the experts...

  By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Correspondent @StacyBrownMedia It’s no secret that African Americans – particularly teens – are committing suicide at record levels. According to...

The stigma associated with mental illness prevents many people from seeking treatment, but it has a particularly negative impact on black Americans, according to...

Englewood’s Gem Crowned Ms. Worldwide USA Ambassador for the LOLC The Live Out Loud Charity crowned Chicago native Angel Simmons as its 2016-2017 Ms. Worldwide USA Ambassador in late  October at their 7th Annual Chicago Fashion Show Fundraiser. The event was held at Kings Hall Banquets in Lombard, Illinois where 100 models, 50 beauty queens and over […]

  The issue of depression among young Black men is a rarely discussed topic of conversation. At a symposium held at the University of Chicago School of Social Service in February, Dr. Waldo Johnson Jr. said, “Black boys are more depressed because they believe their physical safety is always being threatened. Their families are economically […]

“Some days, you don’t want to move. You’re in the darkness and as much as it hurts, you say to yourself, I’m going to sit…

The issue of depression among young Black men is a rarely discussed topic of conversation. At a symposium held at the University of Chicago School…