Spreading mental health awareness in communities of color
BY SOPHIE OJDANIC, Neighborhood News Bureau ST. PETERSBURG — A simple Google…
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Black and blue
BY AMBER B. COURTNEY, Bethune-Cookman University “Sometimes I feel good in my chest,…
Empath Health offers free COVID-19 grief counseling for seniors
Justin McClain, a therapist with Home Again Counseling and Stacy Orloff, Empath Health…
COVID-19 mental health crisis in Pinellas gets $2.6 million boost in aid
Dr. LaDonna Butler, founder, The Well For Life, is one of nine Pinellas County nonprofits…
Social and political climate impact on mental health
ST. PETERSBURG — Researchers and theorists have concluded that the quality of our…
A way through
BY TRINITY NASH, 15, Youth Farm Participant Over the course of a few months of…
Healthy balance
BY SHANTASIA NORTHERN, 15, Youth Farm Participant Mental health is something talked…
You’re not listening!
By Kalia Early, 15, Youth Farm Participant There are currently millions of teenagers…
Mindfulness: A strategy for health and relaxation during COVID-19
Carl Lavender, chief equity officer for the Foundation for a Healthy St. Petersburg and…
Empath Health Volunteers Support Grieving Families
Sandra Flowers (left) and Willie Tarver (right) standing outside of Empath Health’s St.…
Mental health summit focused on ‘Healing While Black’
Dr. LaDonna Butler held her annual mental health summit virtually on July 31 and Aug. 1.…
Self-Care in times of stress
Kiana Granda, Suncoast PACE clinical social work intern By LaShante Keys, Empath Health…
Fight, Flight, or Freeze: Let us address our trauma together, part 3
A Black psychologist’s call to action addressing the trauma of racism, murder,…
A brief ‘science-y’ explanation of ‘Fight, flight, or freeze,’ part 2
A Black psychologist’s call to action addressing the trauma of racism, murder,…
Post-Traumatic Blackness Disorder: The Mental Toll of Surviving Racism
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Fight, flight, or freeze: Part 1
A Black psychologist’s call to action addressing the trauma of racism, murder,…
The psychological benefits of proclaiming Black Lives Matter
It was in 1968 that James Brown dropped the hit record, “Say It Loud, I’m Black and…
Stressed out during COVID-19? Local mental health experts offer help
ST. PETERSBURG — Recent data on the impact of COVID-19 on black and brown…