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A way through

BY TRINITY NASH, 15, Youth Farm Participant Over the course of a few months of isolation, many teens have experienced a decrease in mood and happiness, and those are just teens who are used to being social and out and about. Some teens feel isolated and have a decrease in mood and happiness daily, no matter […]

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Under the project started by the Legal Aid Council in late 2017, a team of 24 lawyers and six administrative staff were trained and dispatched to the prisons to kick-start the legal process for the removal of 313 mentally ill persons incarcerated largely for minor infractions at the Tower Street

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Grief coach helps women get over loss of spouse, gives tips on pandemic

Nickcole Byrd, an associate pastor at Higher Dimensions church for more than 20 years, is hoping to change the shocking statistic by helping widows heal through her organization, 700

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Pastor accused of having sex with women to cast out demons gets bail

A pastor accused of repeatedly having sex with two members of his congregation in order to ‘heal’ them of demons was today offered bail on rape

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What do we tell our children, our students?

For the past few days, I, like many others have been viewing through the lens of the media, the reaction of our country to the deplorable and senseless death of yet another defenseless black person at the hands of a white police officer, a tragic mockery to the truth that Black Lives

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Africa and Africans in the Imagination of Renaissance Italians (1450-1630)

Many Europeans have long exhibited a fascination with the African continent. However their knowledge of Africa was often incorrect or incomplete. In the following article University of Cincinnati historian John K. Brackett describes the Italian idea of Africa during the 15th and 16th

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'We Are Living in a Racism Pandemic,' Says APA President | - Where Wellness & Culture Connect

The following statement was released by the American Psychological Association following nationwide protests tied to the murder of George

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Bebe Moore Campbell

Bebe Moore Campbell , in full Elizabeth Bebe Moore Campbell (born Feb. 18, 1950, Philadelphia, Pa., U.S.—died Nov. 27, 2006, Los Angeles, Calif.), American novelist and essayist who examined race relations and mental illness in her

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Beaten black and blue - Mentally ill inmate blamed for attack on 50-year prisoner

Another mentally ill inmate has been blamed for the weekend attack on George Williams, the elderly man languishing in Jamaica’s prison system for almost five decades without

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Pandemic is causing high stress among SA doctors, study finds

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Tiffany Haddish confirms she's dating Common: ‘Best relationship I’ve ever been in’ - TheGrio

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#Woke The Oklahoma Eagle Editorial: Rethinking Police Departments Sweeps Nation | The Oklahoma Eagle

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Investing in mental healthcare will impact socio-economic development – says president Bio

Addressing Ministers of Government, Development Partners, Staff of the Hospital, and guests of the occasion, president Bio spoke about the importance of investing in mental

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‘To Say That She’s An Abusive Figure Is An Understatement’: At ABC News, Toxicity Thrives

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COVID: The Unknown gives rise to ‘all kinds of fear and anxiety’

But Blacks are least likely seek mental health help

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Those incest 'hot spot' parishes

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Sean C. Harrison chronicles his journey (Part II)

Battling paranoid schizophrenia in what are considered a person’s most life-defining years was no easy feat for Sean

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NAMI Minnesota is offering free online mental health classes

The classes are designed for family members and caregivers, persons living with a mental illness, service providers, and also the general public. Source

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Black America speaks. America should listen.

30th March 1965: American civil rights campaigner Martin Luther King (1929 – 1968) and his wife Coretta Scott King lead a black voting rights march from Selma, Alabama, to the state capital in

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The Mary Ellen Strong Foundation: Strong Spirit, Strong Mind, Strong Community

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Understanding Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder

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The “Inspire Change” Special Shows How the NFL is Fighting for Equality - Los Angeles Sentinel

To display their commitment to combating social injustices, the NFL aired a one-hour TV special called “Inspire Change.” Music and movie icon, Queen Latifah, was the host; the special consisted of interviews and speeches by NFL commissioner Roger

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Freedom looms for ‘Rassimong’ Small - Mentally ill man poised to be freed after 16 years behind bars

It would appear that a recommendation that was ignored over a decade and a half ago could be the formula used to free Trelawny native Morris ‘Rassimong’ Small, who has been languishing between jails and prison for the past 16 years without standing

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Justice Minister Delroy Chuck has admitted that there is a failure in the system after so many years of similar cases popping

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The Stigma of Mental Illness in the Black Community

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Tamar Braxton Breaks Silence On Suicide Attempt: "Mental Illness Is Real"

Two weeks after she attempted to take her own life, Tamar Braxton is speaking out, thanking fans, God and more for the support as she walks through this difficult journey with mental illness and healing. “Thank you to each and every individual who has prayed for me, thought of me, sent me their

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'I am still trying to tell myself it is not true'

A week after Omari Stephens rushed from one end of the Corporate Area to “rescue” his mother, Susan Bogle, in August Town, St Andrew, after he was told shots were being fired at her residence, he confesses he is now living in a zone between shock and

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Tamaya Henry survives childhood trauma, realises her dreams – Part II

The opportunity to produce Morning News for TVJ arose, and I gladly embraced it, and now, I am one of the producers for Jamaica’s number-one morning time programme, Smile Jamaica,” said Tamaya Henry, as she shared how she was able to land one of her dream

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