Tag: Black males
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Advocates Address Rise in Suicide for Black Males
By Dianne Anderson Suicide rising among Black boys and men is a hard conversation to have, seemingly harder if the answer requires more money to Black organizations to provide community-based resources, and the political will to get it done. Mental health providers are calling on community participation to shed light on some of the reasons ... -
CSUSB Holds Public Course on “Black Minds Matter”
“Black Minds Matter,” an eight-week public course designed to increase the national consciousness on issues facing African-American boys and men in education, will be held by Cal State San Bernardino’s Black Faculty, Staff and Student Association. The public course, which started Monday, Oct. 23, from 4:20 to 6:30 p.m., and will be held at the same ... -
Spotting the Danger Signs: Mental Health Training
By Dianne Anderson No one wants to think about child and youth suicide, but ignoring the problem doesn’t make it go away. Kids are starting early, considering taking their own lives or actually following through from as young as five years old, and Black kids are particularly not immune. At last count in ten years ...