Finally, a Program to Support Black Student Mental Health

Finally, a Program to Support Black Student Mental Health - Dallas Weekly

A new initiative is transforming mental health support for Black and Brown college students, reaching over 50 campuses nationwide — and it’s just getting started. The Excellence in Mental Health on Campus program is spearheaded by The Steve Fund, a national organization that works to support the mental health and emotional well-being of young people of color.Related: Do You Have High Functioning Depression?With the rates of mental health illness…

Meeting the Mental Health Needs of Black Adolescent Boys - Child Mind Institute

“I’m only here because my grandma made me come here.” When Brandon Jones was a public school counselor in Minneapolis, he heard those words regularly from a 12-year-old Black male student who wore a tough exterior amid a dysfunctional home life. But after three or four months of therapy sessions, Jones says, the young man stopped mentioning it. “I remember I asked him, ‘Why are you still coming here? Because your grandma wants you to come here?’…

Finally, a Program to Support Black Student Mental Health

A new initiative is transforming mental health support for Black and Brown college students, reaching over 50 campuses nationwide — and it’s just getting started. The Excellence in Mental Health on Campus program is spearheaded by The Steve Fund, a national organization that works to support the mental health and emotional well-being of young people of color. Related: Do You Have High Functioning Depression? With the rates of mental health illne…