Category: Black Wellness and Resilience
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Black History Month: Remembering and Honoring the Mental Health Legacy
By Leah Harris This Black History Month, we recognize Black leaders in the area of mental health, many of whom are not known to the mainstream, but whose life stories have been preserved through the work of archivists such as Vanessa Jackson, author of In Our Own Voice – African-American Stories of Oppression, Survival and…
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Uplifting mental health in the church through the “Hope & Faith” campaign
Photo: Shutterstock By Alejandro Ramos Religion and spirituality can be powerful tools for mental health wellness. They offer us a way of understanding what we’re going through and have faith that things will get better. What if the main practitioners and leaders of your faith-based institution aren’t open to discussing mental health challenges? That can…
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What Simone Biles Taught the World about Putting Mental Health First
Photo courtesy of Danilo Borges/brasil2016.gov.br By Leah Harris Simone Biles, widely considered to be the world’s G.O.A.T (Greatest of All Time) gymnast, made international news last month when she decided to pull out of the women’s team gymnastics final at the Tokyo Olympics. “I have to focus on my mental health and not jeopardize my health…
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On T-Pain and Masculinity
The singer’s attempts to share his mental health story reflect the progress we still need to make when it comes to men’s mental health By Alejandro Ramos Last month, singer T-Pain made headlines by revealing that he fell into a years-long depression after Usher made negative comments about his music. “Usher was my friend,” T-Pain…
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July is Bebe Moore Campbell Minority Mental Health Awareness Month
Also known as BIPOC Mental Health Month, this month carries on the famed author’s legacy By Leah Harris Bebe Moore Campbell was a journalist, author, and advocate whose work explored history, policy, race, and mental health in America. Her 2005 novel 72 Hour Hold was based on her family’s lived experiences, illuminating the challenges and…
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Upcoming Event: A Night of Wellness and Healing for the Black Community
PEERS is presenting a night of Black Healing and Wellness Summit on June 3rd at 6 pm. We will have our Black Wellness and Resilience experts Regina Simpkins and Darren White and guest speakers Alicia Holcombe, Shawana Atkins and Jenee Darden providing content and solutions on what self-care and healing looks like for you and the Black…