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Tarrant County residents of color work to shatter stigma associated with mental health struggles
Fort Worth resident Christopher Blake never considered sharing the trauma from his military service when police profiled him two decades ago. Then, three years ago, he started therapy. Blake, a…
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UMass Chan program offers teens of color pathway into mental health fields
Pius Baidoo listened to a speaker at the Dynamic Futures program at UMass Chan Medical School. Lane Turner/Globe Staff Over the past four weeks, students have met with addiction counselors,…
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Mentoring program 300 for 300 continues to support girls of color in Louisville area
In 2020, Dotson, a Los Angeles-based actor and writer, watched on the news as thousands took to the streets in Louisville to protest the police killings of Breonna Taylor and…
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Culturally responsive mental health care for people of color
While addressing mental health care is an important year-round goal, July has been designated as National Minority Mental Health Awareness Month to recognize the challenges unique to people of color,…
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St. Paul nonprofit founder has ‘irreducible’ drive to help youth of color
At the corner of Virginia Street and Lafond Avenue in St. Paul’s Frogtown neighborhood sits a former middle school now turned into the Irreducible Grace Foundation. The organization was founded…
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Challenges finding mental health professionals of color
Challenges finding mental health professionals of color How a personal experience inspired one therapist to launch to tool for people of color to find help. Updated: 12:30 PM EDT May…
