We Need to Talk About Black Mental Health. We Shouldn’t Have to Die For People to Listen.

“Black people are exposed to trauma and anxiety from birth — genetically even, known as intergenerational trauma. Yet we act like it doesn’t exist. Media, resources, even advertisements put white faces on mental health issues, which causes many people to believe things such as depression, suicide, ADHD, anxiety, etc., are just white people problems. They’re not.” Read the full essay at Richmond Pulse.

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