PANEL ON MENTAL HEALTH—African-Americans are at high risk for mental illness, but less likely to receive mental health services, diagnosis and treatment, states a 2002 Surgeon General’s report. A panel was formed by Mt. Ararat Baptist Church to discuss and explore the history of mental health issues in the African-American community and provide steps they can take to assist others in their well-being.
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| PANEL—Above: Jeannie Hyman, Dr. Charma Dudley, Dr. Nelson Harris, Marguerita Matthew and Dr. Daniel Hall.
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The event was held at the August Wilson Center. Panelists included Dr. Charma Dudley, clinical director, Family Resources, who talked about Black youths and mental health; Dr. Daniel Hall who spoke about how physical problems are easier to determine then mental issues for doctors; Dr. Nelson Harris compared past and present mental health treatment in Black community; Jeannie Hyman, sister of Phyllis Hyman, spoke about her personal battle with mental health and her family history with mental health; and Marguerita Matthew, who spoke about mental health of Black youths.
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