How are you feeling today? i have some food for thought and prevention of that mental breakdown to share with you. During the month of July i engage people randomly and at planned events, in conversations concerning our mental health. Bebe Moore Campbell advocated to have July be Minority Mental Health month to raise awareness about mental health in minority communities and debunk the taboos that created stigmas towards mental health.
Maia Campbell, Bebe's daughter, is going through some challenges with her mental health and is being posted all over social media. The original post of her at a gas station showing signs of mental distress was posted in an insensitive manner, with people laughing at Maia and calling her foul names. I do the July campaign in her mother's name to end this type of treatment of people living with mental health challenges.
i deal with anxiety attacks that would come out of no where and put me in a box looking to catch my breathe, took a mental health first aid course that helped me understand triggers and how to focus on my breathing to control the attack versus the attack controlling me. i was 302ed meaning omitted for 21days in a psychiatrist hospital, don't much want to talk about that experience. but i'm sharing because our mental health is our life freedom or prison, we must take care of both physical and mental health, one doesn't work without the other.
When do we learn to love and care for one another? This blog is a starting point in that direction. We are all human beings with different attributes. Learning to accept our differences is pass due. Getting passed stereotypes can be challenging but the first step is wanting to break away from them. Then take the time to learn and appreciate who we are as a people. The African culture is calling for African people to reconnect and care for one another. Minority Mental health resources are available for us all to understand who we are and build within our culture. You can start with a Mental Health First Aid course that will give the tools to continue the care for yourself, loved ones and community. Most importantly have daily conversations about your mental health as much as your physical health.
Organizations with useful information and outreach to African American communities include the following:
Mental Health First Aid, https://www.mentalhealthfirstaid.org/cs/
National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD), http://www.nimhd.nih.gov
National Institute of Mental Health, http://www.nimh.nih.gov
U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, http://www.cdc.gov/mentalhealth/
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, http://www.samhsa.gov
National Alliance on Mental Illness, http://www.nami.org
National Medical Association, http://www.nmanet.org
Capstone Institute/Center for Research on the Education of Students Placed at Risk, Howard University, http://www.capstoneinstitute.org
Lee Thompson Young Foundation, http://www.leethompsonyoungfoundation.org
Mental Health America, http://www.mentalhealthamerica.net/african-american-mental-health
National Black Nurses Association, www.nbna.org
https://minorityhealth.hhs.gov/
https://www.thinkculturalhealth.hhs.gov/
https://www.samhsa.gov/faith-based-initiatives/publications
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WE HAVE TO HAVE THESE CONVERSATIONS ON A DAILY BASIS TO ERASE TABOOS AKA STIGMAS. PLEASE TAKE A MENTAL HEALTH FIRST AID COURSE AND SHARE THIS POST!! #STIGMAFREE #YOUARENOTALONE #HUMANSINVOLVED #MINORITYMENTALHEALTHCHATS #LETSTALK #LETSTHINKAGAIN
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