Ways to Emotionally Support Your Teen in Responding to Racism and Racialized Violence

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Ways to Emotionally Support Your Teen in Responding to Racism and Racialized Violence

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By Khadijah Booth Watkins, Associate Director

There is so much out there on how to talk to your little ones about the racism and racialized violence going on in our world today. However, there isn’t as much, in the way of guidance, as it relates to talking to your older children, teenagers, or young adults who may still reside at home.

How We Talked About Racism With Our Very Young Kids: A Child Psychiatrist Mom’s Conversation With Her 5- and 3-Year-Old Sons

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June 26, 2020

By Mai Uchida, MD

Like many people in the world, I’ve been very emotionally affected about how the recent news on police brutality towards the Black community exposed the racism that continues to prevail.

Combating Mental Health Stigma

By Liz Jarrell

A look at why and how the stigma of mental illness persists in the African American community—among both young people and their families—and what some are doing to address it.

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Articles containing: African American

Articles containing: African American