GenForward-Movement Mental Health Care

10/16/2022

Life is too short to take for granted.
You live EVERYDAY and you die ONCE.
YOLO?

10/16/2022

Blessings in disguise. 👣

10/15/2022

Dear GenZ- Be your best self and do you. No need to explain.
Life

10/15/2022

Happy belated birthday. 💚

George Floyd - October 14, 1973 - May 25, 2020
HAPPY BIRTHDAY - R.I.P.

10/15/2022

Truth! 💝

10/15/2022

My perception.
Your Perception.

10/09/2022

I finally finished writing my book review for Black in White Space by Elijah Anderson. Here it is; it's pretty lengthy.

Excerpt From
Black in White Space
Elijah Anderson
https://lnkd.in/gVa4atyB
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“By contrast, lower-class people of the ghetto are more often, but not always, stuck in place and unable to pull off a convincing performance of middle-class propriety. For them, the icon can affect employment, health care, and daily life in ways that both the lay public and social scientists little appreciate. Specifically, the icon hovers, hindering poor Black people’s ability to become employed, increases the likelihood that a police encounter will lead to arrest, and affects the quality of treatment that poor Black people receive in hospital emergency rooms, where diseases may not be given the serious consideration they deserve. Strikingly, middle-class Black people are often easily confused with the poor, which encourages them to be highly sensitive to slights and to meet racism head-on. In observing waiting patterns in hospital emergency rooms, I’ve noticed that poor Black people tend to defer readily to those in charge and are impressively patient: they are at the mercy of administrators, who hold their lives in the balance (Hughes 1964; Rainwater 1967).”
Black in White Space by Dr. Elijah Anderson is the book we’ve (black) been waiting to read to open our eyes to the reality that no matter how great, amazing, intelligent, talented, beautiful, charismatic, creative or all other positive qualities we possess; we’re still seen as or compared to the “iconic ghetto” and it’s exhausting-code switching just to differentiate ourselves from our natural black human self.
From this historically accurate well documented page turning book, I’ve embraced my blackness. I’ve learned it’s not my responsibility to regulate, limit, and police myself in any space whether it be white, purple, or anything else for that matter. I’m not your DEI expert. Instead, I suggest you google “Being White in Diverse Space”
As a black woman in diverse settings of white spaces, It’s clear as daylight no matter how passive-aggressive one is:

You won’t get the respect of being a person as a person, without the condescending ignorant stereotypes that comes with being black. There is no apology, validation, or wealth that will be reciprocated for the struggles our ancestors suffered. It’s unfathomable to me how much racism persists in the fabric of American History.

Our ancestors have built the foundation-Hold strong to your ancestors, they brought us here.
In 2022, we are still protesting and fighting for our God Given Rights. But the truth is we now have access to information, knowledge, and more opportunities than we’ve ever imagined. We don’t have to exhaust ourselves dealing with their lowered expectations/toxic stereotypes of US. We are here. We brought our own table and chairs.
Elijah Anderson

‎Nonfiction · 2022

10/08/2022

It’s okay not to be okay. I’m not okay and that’s okay.
However, it’s not okay to be inactive about it. It’s necessary to seek help; no one can manage their emotional pain by themselves. Not even mental health providers. The most important thing to remember when you’re not okay is that it’s like you are having a heart attack, you need a professional just like you need a physician.
Our mental health is the one common denominator of our essence as a people. Maybe you will get through it or you won’t, but you won’t know until you seek help.

Mental Health Crisis Number is 988. Use it , it’s like going to the ER- the only difference is you are suffering with a mental health illness instead of physical illness. If you are having suicidal ideations-GO TO THE NEAREST ER.

10/08/2022

GenZ are our fact checkers. Trust me, I was their teacher. They are not afraid to ask the tough questions. Exactly what we need. Misinformation is infectious. Don’t underestimate our next generation. GenZ will be quick to put you in check with the facts. They are our future.

10/08/2022

One of the reasons I love working in mental health is that you can’t ever do enough. There’s always growth and change. Mental health is not a sector within itself like other industries. Addressing the mental health crisis globally requires us to see mental health in a holistic manner. It’s not secular. There’s always growth and progress to be achieved and it will require all hands on deck similar to how we responded to the pandemic 😷
Depression like COVID-19 kills.

10/07/2022