The importance, challenges of providing mental health care to minority communities

Counselors and filmmakers are working to break the stigma surrounding mental health in minority communities. Shining a spotlight on issues often kept in the dark. That was Antwon Lindsey’s goal back in 2017 when thinking about ideas for his next film. Lindsey said, “I thought about, you know, what is something you know, essentially is […]

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The book that’s helping kids with their mental health during the pandemic – KRDO

By TAYLOR JOHNSON Click here for updates on this story     KANSAS CITY, Missouri (KCTV, KSMO) — The U.S. Surgeon General announced an urgent need to address a youth mental health crisis, especially as it relates to the COVID-19 pandemic. In the Kansas City metro, a therapist is doing her part with a children’s book on

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Quadruple Eagle hopes to offer ‘ripple effect of healing,’ destigmatize mental health issues among underserved communities | Newsroom

Quadruple Eagle Meisha Edwards When Meisha Edwards (‘14, ‘16, ‘19, ‘21) was 11 years old, she had already made up her mind she wanted to attend Georgia Southern University. “I attended a math and science camp at Georgia Southern when I was 11, and I recalled visiting the Wildlife Center and making ice cream from […]

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