“Head Space: Exploring Black Men’s Mental Health” is an OBSERVER’s special series.This project is being reported with the support of the USC Annenberg Center for Health Journalism’s 2024 Ethnic Media Collaborative, Healing California. Senior Staff Writer Genoa Barrow and The OBSERVER are among the collaborative’s inaugural participants.
Collaborators Bring Community-Focused Approach To Mental Health Awareness
By Genoa Barrow | OBSERVER Senior Staff Writer While their goal is lofty, their vision statement is short and sweet: “Healing is our responsibility, but it’s a journey we all take together.” Two local men have launched a new effort to stress the importance of mental health in the Black community. Dr. Troy Williams and…
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Black Youth Suicide Rate Rise Highlights Need For Culturally Specific Interventions
Black youth suicide rates are rising, and a recent conversation between experts and parents focused on the need for awareness and prevention strategies to address the issue, as well as the impact of police violence, socioeconomic status, and intergenerational trauma on mental health.
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Normalizing Black Men’s Mental Health, One Story At A Time
By Sterling Davies | OBSERVER Staff Writer For Terry Sharp, growing up in Queensbridge, New York in one of the nation’s largest housing projects – surrounded by domestic abuse, gun violence, and drug use – the door seemed closed on discussing the negative impact his environment was having on his mental health. Although Sharp, now…
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Fit Check
By Genoa Barrow | OBSERVER Senior Staff Writer EDITOR’S NOTE: Jabari Rahotep is The OBSERVER’s audience development manager. He was inspired to share his very personal journey with mental health after seeing colleague Genoa Barrow’s special series on Black men and mental health. “I’m at the point now where I’m not as ashamed of the…
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