Younger Black Males And Suicide
A trend in many younger black males thats starting to bother me.
A trend in many younger black males thats starting to bother me.
September is Suicide Awareness Prevention Month
The fact that mental dis-ease is a taboo topic is the primary reason that so many people go untreated. This is especially true for Black American males. As September is Suicide Awareness and Prevention Month, we are focusing on the hard truth that no one ones to hear, suicide is one of the top ten causes of death. For Black American young men and adolescents, suicide soars to the third-leading cause of death.
Feelings are guidance
To understand where we are on the mental and emotional spectrum of balance, we can look to our feelings. Feelings are our internal guidance system. They let us know when we are off balance, and on track. If you are feeling any of the symptoms of imbalance listed on the left, you likely have an imbalance of neurotransmitters in your body. There’s a simple test to find out, so talk to your doctor about your neurotransmitter levels on your next visit.
How to Treat Depression Naturally. Mild depression, which includes symptoms of hopelessness, sadness and lack of motivation, can be naturally treated with various supplements or environmental and lifestyle changes. Get out of the house and get moving. Depression can often be caused or worsened by not getting enough physical exercise. Plan to spend time walking […]
Suicide Risk Factors – excerpted from the book, Leaping Over the Hurdles of Life… A Tiger’s Journey
Black Men and Depression: Saving our Lives, Healing our Families and Friends
“Every 10 minutes someone in the U.S. dies by suicide. Every 19 minutes, someone is left to make sense of it,” according to the American Foundation of Suicide Prevention