In this episode, Amoya & Sunny dive into the history of black mental health, mistreatment/mistrust as well as representation. Episode 2 also brings light to the black male experience and the efforts we can make to help promote black mental health.

*AUDIO IS LOW ON THIS EPISODE*

References

1. https://www.blackpast.org/african-american-history/mental-illness-in-black-community-1700-2019-a-short-history/
2. https://www.cbsnews.com/news/suicide-attempts-increasing-among-black-children-and-teens/
3. https://www.nami.org/Support-Education/Diverse-Communities/African-American-Mental-Health NAMI African American Mental Health
4. https://commons.trincoll.edu/wp-content/blogs.dir/1074/files/2016/11/Sumner_2000.pdf Francis Cecil Sumner
5. https://www.apa.org/monitor/2008/11/prosser Inez Beverly Prosser
6. http://www.namisa.org/uploads/5/0/7/8/5078292/africanamerican_mentalhealth_nami_factsheet_2009.pdf NAMI AA Mental Health Fact Sheet