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Taraji P. Henson on Black Mental Health & Boris Lawrence Henson Foundation
In 2018, Golden Globe-winning actress Taraji P. Henson founded the Boris Lawrence Henson Foundation, named for her father, a Vietnam War Veteran who struggled with mental-health issues. On Taraji: Bulgari bracelet, bulgari.com. Michael Kors Collection dress and vest, michaelkors.com. Erik Carter “The first thing we wanted to do was get Black people talking about mental …
Memorial Day service honors fallen, discusses mental health
U.S. Navy Veteran Joe Young salutes a wreath Monday morning at the Dobbins Heights Community Center. DOBBINS HEIGHTS — The Dobbins Heights Community Center was home to a Memorial Day Service Monday morning. The event was not held last year due to COVID-19. Dobbins Heights Council Member Angeline David said this has been the 10th …
‘Bumpy’ road ahead in big shift in how mental health care is paid for in Iowa
Gov. Kim Reynolds on Feb. 11 tours the GuideLink Center in Iowa City. The center provide crisis evaluation, observation and stabilization to those experiencing a mental health or substance use crisis. Reynolds championed a change, approved late in the legislative session, that over two years shifts mental health funding from local property taxes to the …
Star Wars’ Kelly Marie Tran Discusses Toxic Fandoms and Mental Health
Star Wars and Raya and the Last Dragon star Kelly Marie Tran gets real about the toxicity of Star Wars fans and her mental health. Star Wars and Raya and the Last Dragon star Kelly Marie Tran opened up about the toxicity she experienced from the Star Wars fandom and her mental health in a …
Health worries, isolation, economic concerns drive increase in mental health care requests | Local News
Many of Anesis’ clients are people of color, many of whom were deeply affected by the murder of George Floyd by Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin, the protests that followed and further police shootings of Black people last year, McNair said. The high-profile nature of those events and the heated debate around police accountability could …
Awareness Angels seek to break mental health stigmas
A mental health awareness and Stop the Violence event and rally was held at Old City Park on Saturday. The atmosphere was one of celebration, with music and food complementing the sunny day, lightening the mood for an event focused around a serious topic. Organizers Sharon Davis and Samuel Hux – the “Awareness Angels”- previously …
Records shed light on mental health issues prior to fatal Villa Park Police shooting
VILLA PARK, Ill. — New details have been released in the fatal police shooting of a transgender man Monday, raising questions about how police handle cases involving the mentally ill. Around 2 a.m. Monday in the 200 block of E. Kenilworth officers responded to a 911 call of a person with a gun. Police said …
Osaka to skip news conferences at French Open, cites mental health
Four-times Grand Slam champion Naomi Osaka on Wednesday said she will not take questions from the press at this year’s French Open, saying the nature of news conferences puts an undue burden on players’ mental health. Players can be fined up to $20,000 for skipping a media conference at Grand Slams and Osaka said she …
Getting real about mental health with Michelle Williams, suicide survivor Kevin Hines
(Banfield) — It’s fair to say you’ve hit the top of the heap if you’ve topped the charts and have a shelf full of Grammys, and Michelle Williams has done all that as a member of Destiny’s Child and as a solo artist. But her life has not been a breeze, and she opens up …
Mental Health Awareness Event to be held at Corpening YMCA | Local News
PIXABAY May Mental Health Awareness Event to be Held at Corpening YMCA From staff reports The McDowell County Health Coalition in partnership with the Corpening Memorial YMCA has organized a Mental Health Awareness event on Thursday, May 27 at 5:30 p.m. Attendees will meet at the YMCA Pavilion, 348 Grace Corpening Drive, Marion. This 45-minute …