An inDEPTH Look at America’s Mental Health

Karsonya Wise Whitehead, PhD (Executive Director, Karson Institute for Race, Peace, and Social Justice, Communication and African & African American Studies, Loyola University Maryland and President, National Women's Studies Association), discusses the ongoing impacts of the George Floyd murder case, sharing the facts that 79% of Black parents say police violence affects their mental health and that 38% of Black people say the feel anxious when the see an officer. Also, Tracy Velázquez, MS, MPA (Senior Manager, Safety & Justice, The Pew Charitable Trusts), reviews a nationally representative survey that found only 13% of US adults know of the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline and its purpose, 9 months after its launch.

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Additional reading:

https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2023/05/25/well/mind/black-mental-health-police-violence.html

https://www.pewtrusts.org/en/research-and-analysis/articles/2023/05/23/most-us-adults-remain-unaware-of-988-suicide-and-crisis-lifeline

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