Tag: #MentalHealth
Sharing Images of Police Brutality Isn’t Allyship. It’s Traumatizing.
By now, you may have seen video footage of the police shooting of Jacob Blake, a 29-year-old Black man who was shot seven times in the back on Sunday. Edited versions are on the news, and many folks are sharing it on social media. Some are doing so to “raise...
Dr. Alfiee Breland-Noble Wants Us To Talk About Mental Health A Lot More
Dr. Alfiee talks mental health misconceptions, trauma, COVID-19, and the effects on youth and young adults. The title of the article gives away the topic, but Dr. Alfiee’s insight into these topics is what makes it special. “We fail to teach people that...
Mic and Dr. Alfiee Explore the Danger of the “Perfect Victim” Narrative
“This idea of the perfect victim has to do with who is worthy of our empathy or sympathy, and who’s not.” – Dr. Alfiee. This statement, along with the sentiments that surround the death of Elijah McClain, are heartbreaking but shows the truth of what it means to...