I was dubbed the Hood Therapist lol. Shout out to the creators of Mouthin' Off Podcast for the opportunity to talk about the current presidency, mental health issues prevalent in the black community, social work, dating and a few other dope topics.

It was important for me to contribute to this podcast because I am passionate about mental health issues. We face so many different trauma's and don't even know it.

According to the article on

http://www.mentalhealthamerica.net/african-american-mental-health

According to the US HHS Office of Minority Health [3]:

Adult Black/African Americans are 20 percent more likely to report serious psychological distress than adult whites.
Adult Black/African Americans living below poverty are three times more likely to report serious psychological distress than those living above poverty.
Adult Black/African Americans are more likely to have feelings of sadness, hopelessness, and worthlessness than are adult whites.
And while Black/African Americans are less likely than white people to die from suicide as teenagers, Black/African Americans teenagers are more likely to attempt suicide than are white teenagers (8.3 percent v. 6.2 percent).

Black/African Americans of all ages are more likely to be victims of serious violent crime than are non-Hispanic whites, making them more likely to meet the diagnostic criteria for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Black/African Americans are also twice as likely as non-Hispanic whites to be diagnosed with schizophrenia. [4]

I'm grateful for the opportunity to share my experience as a black woman, soon to be black social worker, and comedian lol.

Check it out yall!