Category: Emotional Health
Black Mental Health Shame Perpetuates Silent Suffe...
Posted by Elena Cleaves | Mar 26, 2022 | Emotional Health | 0 |
Mental Health and SUD Challenges Increase with COV...
Posted by Elena Cleaves | Oct 8, 2020 | Emotional Health | 0 |
Black Woman Who Escapes Abductor’s Basement Affirms Black Women are Missing in KC
by Editorial Team | Oct 25, 2022 | Emotional Health | 0 |
By Mili Mansaray, special to accessHealth News, and reprinted from The Kansas City Beacon. Kansas...
Read MoreDevelopmental Trauma and PTSD: Rewriting the Story Trauma Tells Us
by Elena Cleaves | Jul 14, 2022 | Emotional Health | 0 |
Experiencing trauma at any age leaves a lasting impact, whether it is the result of a single event...
Read MoreNew Narcan Vending Machine Combats Opioid Crisis in Butler County
by Elena Cleaves | Jul 14, 2022 | Emotional Health | 0 |
On May 31, Missouri’s first self-service Narcan vending machine made its debut at the Butler...
Read MoreBlack Suicide Rate Mirrors Rural Suicide Rate
by Tempest Wright | Apr 19, 2022 | Emotional Health | 0 |
Mental health stigma and lack of health insurance pose barriers to care regardless of race. The...
Read MoreBlack Mental Health Shame Perpetuates Silent Suffering
by Elena Cleaves | Mar 26, 2022 | Emotional Health | 0 |
Note: Sources’ names have been changed to protect anonymity. Cheslie Kryst, winner of the 2019...
Read MoreCultural Expectations Can Have Lethal Consequences
by Katie Feuerstein | Mar 7, 2022 | Emotional Health | 0 |
Discussions abound of gender norms in all forms of media, but information and opinion often clash....
Read MoreMentally Healthy Workplaces are Created Intentionally
by Tempest Wright | Mar 7, 2022 | Emotional Health | 0 |
Mental health in the workplace is a topic that has gained more and more attention in the last...
Read MoreA Goal of Zero Suicide is Within Reach Across Missouri
by Elena Cleaves | Oct 27, 2021 | Emotional Health | 0 |
Continuing their month-long series on suicide prevention, the Missouri Behavioral Health Council...
Read MoreEquitably Supporting Students Requires Trauma-Informed School Staff
by Elena Cleaves | Aug 4, 2021 | Emotional Health | 0 |
“Trauma Informed Practices in Schools: Understanding Racial Trauma and Cultivating Wellness,”...
Read MoreFinding Mental Health Support is Like Walking a Tightrope for Black and Brown People
by Sylvia Mendoza | Jun 12, 2021 | Emotional Health | 0 |
The exhaustion is real and goes deep. Shootings of unarmed Black and brown men and women by police...
Read MoreMen’s Mental Health Requires Vulnerability, Peer Support
by Elena Cleaves | Jun 10, 2021 | Emotional Health | 0 |
“I literally would have rather died than have someone know I was seeking mental health treatment....
Read MoreRoad to Recovery Requires Erasing the Stigma
by Elena Cleaves | May 10, 2021 | Emotional Health | 0 |
Early months of the COVID-19 pandemic brought an 18% increase nationwide in substance use...
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