The Confess Project, the organization that launched the country's first mental health barbershop program is committed to building a culture of mental health for young men of color, boys, and their families.
How America s first mental health barbershop project is changing the look of therapy
By: Jessie Cohen, Scripps National correspondent
Posted at 3:44 PM, Jun 10, 2021
and last updated 2021-06-10 19:24:43-04
CONWAY, Ark. Tens of millions of people struggle with mental health every year. One group not only recognizes that, but is now catering to those people in the space they are most comfortable.
For many, the barbershop is a safe space. Lisa Lady Barbher, the owner of Crown-N-Glory Family Hair Studio in Conway, Arkansas, knows that feeling well.
âYour barber-client relationship is almost like girlfriend and boyfriend relationship. Youâre not going to cheat on each other, youâre going to share different things with each other, Barbher said.