CARLOS T. CARTER
This month, Take Charge of Your Health Today is focusing on intergenerational and racial trauma, it’s impact on the Black community, and...
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Trauma affects everyone in some way, but it’s impact on Black people’s health continues to be profound, underacknowledged and undertreated. Fortunately,...
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One thing that keeps people from seeking mental health treatment is stigma. Stigma happens when people have negative or unfair beliefs,...
Steel Smiling, a Black-led, Pittsburgh-based non-profit, connects residents to Black-specific mental health support through education, advocacy, and awareness.
Founded in 2015, Steel Smiling has since...
DR. TOYA JONES
According to the CDC, mental illnesses are among the most common health conditions
in our country. While mental health conditions happen to Black...
In Pittsburgh, the Visible Hands Collaborative serves as a first line of defense in mental health support.
The organization uses Integrative Community Therapy (ICT) to...
PITTSBURGH MAYOR ED GAINEY, SHANTEL PIZARO AND LYNNE HAYES-FREELAND, DURING A COMMUNITY TOWN HALL AT CCAC, OCT. 7. (PHOTO BY ROB TAYLOR JR.)
“If you...
Racial trauma can cause feelings of isolation among Black people.
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- a Black clinical psychologist explains and offers 5 ways to heal
by Char Newton,...
