mental illness

White supremacy is where my PTSD and intrusive thoughts intersect

Comic: A crunchy lifestyle is not a cure for mental illness

Mental Health Awareness Month shouldn’t be the only time I can talk openly about my mental health

Black mental health care needs to involve more than therapy

Black Somali Muslim woman killed after family calls police for help during her mental health crisis

Rappers Talk Mental Illness and Depression with VICE

Empire, Mental Health and Mass Incarceration

Nikisha, One Half of Urban Bush Babes, Talks About Her Struggle With Mental Illness

People of Color Deal With Mental Illness, Too

Ebony Wilkerson ordered to be committed to mental health facility

Former Milwaukee police officer cleared of Dontre Hamilton shooting

Cops slam schizophrenic woman down, killing her in front of family members

Wayne Brady reveals struggle with depression

Former Harlem Globetrotter missing, car found abandoned on California highway

Arrests made after video of teens assaulting mentally ill man goes viral

After 8 years, inmates still waiting for trial

Charges reduced for pregnant mother who drove children into ocean

NYC inmate who suffered from mental illness ‘baked to death’ in jail cell

Chris Brown diagnosed with Bipolar disorder, PTSD

Michigan cops shoot and kill homeless man 11 times for stealing coffee, won’t be charged

Report: The long-term health effects of bullying

UPDATE: Man who shot daughter in murder-suicide after uploading Facebook photo dies

Child who away on plane placed in child protection services

Family of slain DC chase suspect question police actions

Navy Yard Shooting: 13 Dead Including Gunman

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