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The #JusticeForElijah hashtag trended on Twitter this week after 17-year-old Elijah Al-Amin was fatally stabbed by 27-year-old Michael Paul Adams for listening to rap music Adams found “threatening.” Al-Amin was at a gas station Thursday morning when Adams approached the teen from behind and stabbed him with a pocket knife….
Democratic Maine Governor Janet Mills signed a law Wednesday completely banning conversion therapy for LGBTQ minors in the state. In the strong move to protect vulnerable youth from the ineffective, so-called “therapy,” Mills tweeted: “Today I signed into law a bill banning conversion therapy, a widely-discredited practice that has no…
Data presented at the American Psychiatric Association 2019 Meeting suggest a low rate of psychiatric care received by adult patients with MDD before suicide ideation or attempt diagnosis Originally Published by Johnson & Johnson. Additional Data Show Patients Have a High Risk of Hospital Readmission or Subsequent Emergency Department Visit…
Fast-food giant, Burger King (BK) wants to look like it cares about people. Burger King announced the alignment of its marketing campaign with Mental Health Awareness Month for the month of May. On Thursday, BK announced the launch of various combo meals, dubbed “Real Meals,” that are supposed to be…
Suicides among veterans are increasing as legislation and resources are clearly needed. The Austin Veterans Affairs Clinic’s waiting room was the scene of a veteran suicide this week. Reports have said an unnamed veteran was upset after coming out of a meeting with a patient advocate. He allegedly said, “Well,…
Taraji P. Henson suffers from anxiety and depression. She’s now having candid conversations regarding Black women and mental health. Anxiety and depression are the most common mental health disorders in the nation. For Black women, anxiety and depression symptoms are typically more intense than their white counterparts. The Empire actress…
A Black woman, who was irresponsibly and unnecessarily taken to a mental health facility, held against her will, misdiagnosed and “treated” for eight days, will finally have her day on court. The trial began on Monday. Long Island professional banker, Kamilah Brock, was driving her 2003 BMW 325Cl through the…
Jefferson County Public School District is under fire because Seven Charles, a 10-year-old Black boy, killed himself after he endured constant bullying at Kerrick Elementary School in Louisville, his mother says. Kerrick Elementary is predominantly white and has been ranked as low performing in many areas, including the support of…
David Steven Bell, 51, is home with his family after punching an 11-year-old Black child in the face this past weekend in an Asheville mall. He was arrested, charged with three counts of assault and released in about a 24-hour period. His court date is Feb. 5. His Asheville attorney…
Andre Gladen, a father of five who suffered from schizophrenia, was shot dead on Sunday by Officer Consider Vosu of the Portland Police Bureau (PPB), after an altercation in a home. Records confirm that he visited the emergency room of Adventist Medical Center in Southeast Portland a few hours before…
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