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Lexi Underwood, the actress known for her role on Little Fires Everywhere, and Lovie Simone, from Selah and the Spades and Greenleaf, joined Girls United to discuss how they’ve been adjusting to life amidst the civil unrest and global
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Tedx Speaker Dena Crowder Offers 5-Minute Guide on Tapping into Your Own Power to Affect Meaningful Change (WATCH)
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DeSoto ISD Approves Paid Mental Health Leave | Dallas Weekly
As the district shifts to staff retention and recruitment for the upcoming year, the focus on wellness continues with the Board’s recent approval of mental health days amongst its new list of paid leave days for
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Drew: Keep Children Safe During Coronavirus
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Her Campus Media and #ImStillGraduating Give Back to The Graduating Class of 2020
Her Campus Media, the number one media portfolio for female college students, was one of the latest to hold a virtual graduation, entitled, “I’m Still
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HUGS Free Vitual Healing with Telehealth Sessions | Afro
There are extra demands on our medical profession, and Dr. Eugenia Agard DBH, LMHC, owner and operator of a comprehensive clinical mental health private practice entitled HUGS (Healing Understanding Guiding and Supportive Services) has made a commitment to help frontline providers with Free Vitual
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Mental Health, Police Brutality, and Black People
A 2016 Pew poll found that 7 in 10 white people thought police usually use the right amount of force, versus just 1 in 3 black
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Usher’s New Look and Cricket Wireless host virtual youth mental health summit
Usher’s New Look and Cricket Wireless to Host Virtual Youth Mental Health Summit Addressing the Effects of COVID-19, Systemic Racism and Social Injustice on Tuesday, June 30
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Pandemic Threatens To Deepen Crisis in Mental Health Care
NEW YORK (AP) — More than three weeks after Brandon Bell stopped showing up at a New York office that serves people with schizophrenia, employees finally located him at a nearby homeless
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This culturally specific retreat was designed as a restorative experience for African American women who are mental health
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Biden Opposes Defunding Police, Campaign Says
As protests against police brutality have unfolded across the country, calls to defund or abolish police departments are picking up traction among activists and even sparked a pledge by the Minneapolis City Council to "dismantle" the police force
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Tim Scott, The Only Black Republican U.S. Senator, Explains The Republicans' Version Of The Justice In Policing Act - Blavity
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Rwanda: Kagame Pardons Abortion Convicts But Accomplices Will Serve Full Sentences
President Paul Kagame on Monday, May 18, exercised his prerogative of mercy to pardon 50 young women convicted of abortion, but about nine people who aided the illegal process will stay in jail to serve their full
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Virginia Sen. Jennifer McClellan Announces Gubernatorial Run Focusing On Issues Around Racial Injustice
Virginia, long seen as a critical state in American politics, has also been a barometer of the nation’s racial climate and is being closely watched to see what direction it takes in the way of social
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Rwanda: Muslims Gear Up for Eid UL Fitri Amid COVID-19 Crisis
The Mufti of Rwanda, Sheikh Saleh Hitimana, has said that in a bid to help continue fighting the spread of COVID-19, Rwandan Muslims will this year conduct the Eid ul Fitri prayers to mark the end of Ramadan in the confines of their
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The shortage of Black, licensed mental health providers is the problem that the Mary Ellen Strong Foundation is working to
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'Natural Savage': Malaysia Pargo's Authentic Appearance Gets Mixed Reactions from Fans
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Tedx Speaker Dena Crowder Offers 3-Minute Guide On Our Mental Health and Well-Being During the Pandemic (WATCH)
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'Thank You Tia': Tia Mowry-Hardrict Opens Up About Dealing with Fear and Anxiety Amid Pandemic, Protests
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Beyoncé drops surprise single 'Black Parade' on Juneteenth | The Atlanta Voice
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Pam Butler’s Road to Recovery Helps Those in Active Addictions
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