Embracing Black Mental Health -ADAA Ally Story

[ADAATeamLise]

Mental. Health. Two words that too often are used hesitantly in the Black community. Why is there such a disconnect within the Black community when it comes to acknowledging mental health? Historically, there have been stigmas which perpetrate a narrative that Black mental health equates weakness. However, that is far from the truth.

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[Imaaan]

I briefly touched upon this several months ago on a post started by Hidden I thank you AdAAAdmin for sharing this on the HU platform and bringing awareness on this particular issue. Its refreshing to see since we are celebrating Black History Month in Canada.

[Imaaan]

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[Shanpa69]

Hi I read this post with great interest especially as l am a black women who struggled with mental Heath difficulties all my life l felt great shame and spent a large period of my adult life hiding my difficult this was partly due to my families response to my pain . I know longer have a relationship with any of my family but l still struggle with sharing my true feelings about what is happening for me l appreciate you highlighting the stigma that some black communities experience in regards to mental health