News From A Colorful Perspective
A new University of Los Angeles (UCLA) analysis of data from the 2015 U.S. Transgender Survey found discrimination leads transgender individuals to contemplate and attempt suicide at high rates. The 2015 U.S. Transgender Survey by the National Center of Transgender Equality included responses from 27,715 transgender people from all 50…
Jarrid Wilson was a well-known California megachurch leader and mental health advocate. He killed himself at age 30 on Monday after tweeting multiple messages about depression and his faith. Wilson was a preacher at the megachurch Harvest Christian Fellowship in Riverside, Calif. He also helped co-found the mental health nonprofit…
Actor Hosea Chanchez, who portrayed Malik Wright on the widely successful BET show The Game, disclosed via Instagram that he had been molested as a teenager. As he shared a very personal photo from his childhood, Chanchez opened up about the trauma of being sexually molested by his friend’s father…
National Suicide Prevention Week runs from Sept. 8–14 to raise awareness about suicide and the resources available to help those struggling with mental health crises. However, certain demographics seem to consistently slip through the cracks of mental health education, advocacy and care. People of color in the United States suffer…
A photo of two mounted white Galveston, Texas police officers leading a handcuffed Black man with a rope evoked imagery of Antebellum-era slave catchers for many, sparking an outrage last week that led the Galveston Police Chief to issue a public apology to the suspect, Donald Neely, and his family….
We all joke that we need a mental health day. Well, for students in Utah and Oregon, they are now permitted to take one. Both western states have recently passed legislation that builds mental health days into students’ school year. Both states have seen their suicide rates rising. Since the…
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…
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