Health Hero: Healing Our Community With Affirmation and Empowerment
Yolo Akili’s new book, "Dear Universe", can help transform your soul....
Health Hero: Fighting for Men’s Health on the South Side of Chicago
Project Brotherhood promotes spiritual, physical and economic health for men in the South Side of C...
Study: Perceived Racism Impacts Mental Health of Blacks
The American Psychological Association reports that African-Americans’ responses to perceived racis...
May Is Mental Health Month!
This year's focus is living well and not being ashamed to seek treatment....
Commentary: Blacks Want Improved Mental-Health Services in California
According to a state-commissioned report on mental and emotional health within California’s Black c...
Suicide and Black Men
The apparent suicide of Soul Train host Don Cornelius raises awareness of Black suicide, which, whi...
Commentary: What President Romney Could Mean for Black Female Reproductive Health
If Mitt Romney is elected as the next president of the United States, how would it affect black wom...
Can Debates Lead to Clinical Depression?
Can the performance of a particular candidate affect supporters so deeply as to lead to actual depr...
Defendant in Philadelphia Dungeon Case Granted Mental Health Evaluation
Linda Weston’s criminal past brings up questions of competency, her lawyer says....
Nation's Mayors Urge Obama, Congress to Take Control of Gun Laws
Mayors call on Washington lawmakers to strengthen gun control laws and funding for mental health se...
Obama Appoints Biden to Head Gun Control Task Force
President Obama announces the first steps of a gun control plan....
Aid Group Thinks It Found First Haiti Cholera Case
A mentally ill man who bathed in and drank from a contaminated river most likely was the first pers...
New Mental Illness Awareness Campaign to Kick Off at Howard U. Today
New Mental Illness Awareness Campaign to Kick Off at Howard U. Today...
Black Mayors Use Novel Approaches to Reign In Gun Violence
A look at how lawmakers address gun violence at the local level....
T.I. to Help Homeless Vets Through Global Campaign
T.I.'s "Give Like a King" campaign will help house, feed and support homeless vets and urge the pub...
Study: College Freshmen Troubled but Optimistic
PHILADELPHIA – This year's class of U.S. college freshmen is reporting record-low levels of e...
Michelle Obama Focuses on PTSD Help for Veterans
Michelle Obama focuses on PTSD help for veterans. Medical schools will boost their research trainin...
Women's Health Symposium | A Healthy BET
The BET Foundation Women’s Health Symposium events are designed to provide African-American women w...
Suicide Rises Dramatically Among Black Male Youths
Posted Sept. 10, 2008 – A significant increase in mental illness and behavioral problems among youn...
Omega-3 pills fail to work in Alzheimer's patients
Omega-3 pills promoted as boosting memory didn't slow mental and physical decline in older patients...
