BY KAYLA JOHNSON URBAN HEALTH MEDIA PROJECT PHILADELPHIA — Before he was out of his teens, Waltkeem Jenkins had been jumped and shot at and was diagnosed with depression. At the age of 19, Jenkins, now 23, missed a bus he usually took to get home after performing music at an open mic night...
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New Fund Launched to Improve Mental Health Services for Adolescents of Color and LGBTQ+
By Madeleine Voth, Urban Health Media Project participant and a student at Duke Ellington School of the Arts “What happens when reality is so painful, that hiding away is the only option?” asked Amora Campbell, 16, of Washington, D.C. Campbell, a senior at Richard Wright Public Charter School for Journalism and Media Arts, spoke...
Chronic absenteeism in school linked to poor mental health
Chronic absenteeism in school linked to poor mental health By Camal Shorter, Coolidge High School June 15, 2020 Many promising students are becoming disinterested and disengaged from school, underperforming academically and becoming part of the public health problem of chronic absenteeism. This is yet another issue made worse by the novel coronavirus. There...
As black teen suicide rises, more resources and awareness needed
As black teen suicide rises, more resources and awareness needed By Sierra Lewter, Louis Steptoe, Rhea Warren, Davon Harris and Berri Wilmore Artwork by Pooja Singh, UHMP graphics and social media coordinator June 15, 2020 Aabrielle Spear’s first thoughts of suicide came shortly after getting bullied in kindergarten. As a young girl...