Mental health in the Black community: Q&A with former U S Surgeon General Dr David Satcher baltimoresun.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from baltimoresun.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
As soon as psychologist Whitney Raglin Bignall steps into a new patient’s room at the primary-care clinic where she works, she sometimes sees a bit of tension ease in the nervous parents and children staring back at her.
Their shy smiles of hello might suddenly reach up toward their eyes, their shoulders might relax a little once the invisible weight of history lifts from them.
Only about 5% of practicing psychologists are Black, and that number is even lower when it comes to those who specialize in pediatric care, as Raglin Bignall does.
So at the Nationwide Children’s Hospital Linden Primary Care Center where three of every four patients are Black and another 12% are Latino Raglin Bignall feels an extra responsibility to earn her patients’ trust.
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CURO Honors Black History Month, Donates $20,000 to Black Mental Health Organizations in U.S. and Canada
February 19, 2021 GMT
WICHITA, Kan. (BUSINESS WIRE) Feb 19, 2021
CURO Group Holdings Corp. (NYSE: CURO) (“CURO” or the “Company”), a market leader in providing credit to non-prime consumers, today announced that it has made two $10,000 donations to Black mental health organizations in the U.S. and Canada in recognition of Black History Month.
The donations, driven by CURO’s Diversity and Inclusion Council, are part of the Council’s goal of empowering individuals from all backgrounds. Council Members reviewed a number of organizations to honor Black History Month as well as take into consideration the pandemic and other recent social events to create a meaningful impact for the Black community.
Diverse therapists provide understanding, accurate mental-health diagnoses for people of color -- and more are needed: Coping Through COVID cleveland.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from cleveland.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
by Alex Zielinski • Feb 11, 2021 at 4:36 pm Mathieu Lewis-Rolland
One year ago, city leaders and Portland Police Bureau (PPB) officials had cause for celebration: After six years of working to meet the law enforcement reforms mandated in a settlement agreement with the US Department of Justice (DOJ), the city had received notice from the feds that it had finally met all 190 of the agreement’s requirements.
The detailed 2014 agreement came after a DOJ investigation found that PPB officers were using excessive force against people with mental illness. The agreed-upon reforms included creating a streamlined police accountability system, training officers to use less physical force, and requiring detailed reports from officers after they use force.