Day: May 6, 2021

African-Americans

May 06, 2021

Dak Prescott is helping to lead NFL revolution on mental health

Late in April, as Dak Prescott settled in for a sponsorship appearance, a moment unfolded that spoke to a new prioritization among NFL players.
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Anxiety

May 06, 2021

Advocates discuss need to end mental health stigma among AAPI communities

Suicide rates are alarmingly high among Asian Americans between the ages of 15 and 24-years-old. It’s the leading cause of death in that age range, and higher than any other[…]
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Covid-19 Mental Health

May 06, 2021

Mental health stigma dissolving some since pandemic put the issue in the spotlight

May is Mental Health Awareness Month. It’s a topic that was once hush-hush but is more frequently part of overall health conversations now.
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Children

May 06, 2021

U.S. schools turn focus to mental health of students reeling from pandemic

As COVID-19 upended education during the past year, Pennsylvania middle school teacher Jennifer Lundberg often began her English lessons gauging the mental wellbeing of her students.
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African-Americans

May 06, 2021

We need to rethink mental health care — and open our communities to those who need it

Across the country, there is a generative hum of what activist Mariame Kaba and her colleagues call “a million experiments” — creative, local efforts enacting the vision of the Black Lives Matter[…]
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