The economic, physical, and spiritual damage, coupled with the pandemic crisis, must be met with healing and love, said Dr. Wade Nobles, a co-founder of the...
“We see a lot of people with mental illness being incarcerated at Santa Rita jail,” said Margot Dashiell, chairwoman of the AAFOP Steering Committee. “Forty-eight percent...
“There are few places for Black folks to go when they’re in crisis, and available services are hard to access. When in crisis, people must trust...
In just a short period of about 4 months, the coronavirus became a worldwide pandemic affecting almost every country on the globe. The speed with which...
For several months last spring and summer, my teen daughter, Caroline, experienced near-daily bouts of depression and debilitating panic attacks. During those episodes, she became extremely...
Grand Rising Children of My Ancestors: As the gray rainy days of winter make way for the warm sunny days of summer, it is an especially...
When family members face mental illness and or substance abuse in a loved one they are forced to learn things that are not taught in school....
While interviewing Jay-Z, Van Jones famously remarked, “As scared as Black folks are of the cops, we’re even more scared of therapists.” As a Founder and...
February is a powerful month in the African-American psyche. It is Black History Month, and it includes Valentine’s Day. This is a time when we could...