Hope Starts With Us

Depression and Three Generations of Black Men Healing – Episode 7

October 19, 2022 National Alliance on Mental Illness Season 1 Episode 7
Hope Starts With Us
Depression and Three Generations of Black Men Healing – Episode 7
Show Notes

In this episode of NAMI’s podcast, NAMI CEO Daniel H. Gillison Jr. speaks with Juno Pitchford, NAMI’s HBCU manager, and Daniel, a member of NAMI Baton Rouge, about their experience with depression and navigating resources over the years, across different generations. Each having attended Southern University, they share insights about how the mental health field can better engage with HBCUs and specifically young Black men, who are reported to be struggling at disproportionate rates. 

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