Tag: Mental Health

Whether it's diabetes, cancer, sickle cell disease or another long-term condition, chronic illnesses affect countless Black families every day, but studies show that healing has much to do with their social circle. When someone you care about opens up about their diagnosis, it can leave friends, family members, and even coworkers scrambling for the right words but it's important to approach those conversations with care.

Mieraye claims that after a particularly severe incident of alleged abuse unfolded inside her own household, Bill and Melinda stepped in welcoming the teenager directly into their heavily guarded estate to live with them on an informal, low-key basis to protect her safety.

Eminem's ex-wife, Kim Scott, attempted suicide on Saturday before she was rushed to a Michigan hospital according to dispatch audio. TMZ obtained the 911 call from Kim's house routing first responders to an address in Chesterfield for a suicide attempt. The dispatcher quotes the caller saying his aunt cut her wrist with a knife. Kim was rushed to the hospital after police and Emergency Service personnel responded to a medical emergency at her home.

Black youth face a mental health crisis with suicide rates rising 53 percent over a decade. In Brooklyn, the Arthur Ashe Institute for Urban Health addresses this through barbers and stylists trained in Mental Health First Aid. These trusted community spaces provide safe conversations where people often suffer in silence. The Beyond the Stigma program also recruits youth peer leaders and engages community elders. Dr. Marilyn Fraser emphasizes that suicide prevention doesn't always require a therapist's office—sometimes it begins with conversations between people who already know and trust one another.

Two Black brothers at a Southern California elementary school endured months of racial harassment including slurs and degrading comments about their skin color. One child received a note stating his skin was as black as his future. Their mother accuses the Redlands Unified School District of ignoring repeated warnings and failing to protect her sons from a hostile school environment that left lasting emotional scars. The federal civil rights lawsuit alleges the boys were subjected to racist bullying by classmates for months, with harassment including repeated racial slurs and written insults passed between students.

Lil Nas X says he is doing much better after a mental health episode, rehab and an arrest that left fans worried last summer. The Grammy-winning musician returned to Instagram with an update, telling followers he has spent a few months in rehab and is now back in Atlanta with his family.