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The mental health field is overwhelmingly White. This group for Black Baltimore teens hopes to change that

December 22, 2020/0 Comments/in Mentoring in the News /by Ariel Ervin

Featured Article by Angela Roberts, Baltimore Sun Although people need to look after their mental health, there are still many barriers for marginalized populations in obtaining professional help. This article showcases youths’ experiences in Healing Youth Alliance (a mental health advocacy organization that helps Black youth understand the intersections of mental health issues & racism and […]

NPR: Mentoring offers ex-offender chance to give back to his community

May 12, 2016/0 Comments/in Mentoring in the News /by Justin Preston

By Carrie Johnson and Marisa Penaloza David Padilla spent nearly 20 years turning himself into a model inmate in federal prison. So when Padilla got called to the warden’s office last December, he said, the first thought on his mind was, “Did I do anything wrong?” Padilla’s leg started shaking. Then, he got the news […]

Building resilience among black boys

October 4, 2014/0 Comments/in Content for Non-Profits & Policy-Makers, Contributors, Expert Corner /by Jean Rhodes

By Tori DeAngelis The shooting death of Michael Brown in August was the latest in what’s become an all-too-common story. Brown, 18, an unarmed black teenager, was stopped by white police and shot to death in his hometown of Ferguson, Missouri. The tragedy echoes similar confrontations in which the response appeared to far outweigh the […]

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