Mental and Behavioral Health Black American Issues In 2019, suicide was the second leading cause of death for Black Americans, ages 15 to 24. The death rate from suicide for Black American men was four times greater than for Black American women, in 2018. The overall suicide rate for Black...

THE MENTAL ILLNESS THAT WE JOKE ABOUT The National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) defines obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) as being “characterized by repetitive, unwanted, intrusive thoughts (obsessions) and irrational, excessive urges to do certain actions (compulsions).” Obsessions are intrusive and irrational thoughts or impulses that are unwanted and upsetting but...

Why might we observe Black History Month? Because Black history is American history, but the contributions of African Americans are overlooked in most history books used in schools. To read American history from a Black perspective is immensely important to us today. Elements I’ve come to look for in sources...

Mental Health Champions: Companions Along the Way There are “friends” who pretend to be friends, but there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother. – Proverbs 18:24 Covenant is committed to supporting people who are working on mental and behavioral health through a program called Bridges to Care...