mental illness

A new study found that nearly 70 percent of Generation Z say their mental health was challenged by the COVID-19 pandemic and a total of 42 percent of Gen Zers say they have been diagnosed with a mental illness.

A majority of pastors in the U.S. say they have known of at least one church member who has been diagnosed with severe mental illness, according to a new Lifeway Research survey that also reveals an uptick in the percentage of pastors who say they themselves have struggled with mental illness.

Five-time Grammy award-winning country star Naomi Judd passed away on Saturday. She was 76.

Peter Robbins, the actor who originally voiced the iconic animated character Charlie Brown, has died by suicide at the age of 65.

For years now, experts have warned of the so-called “deaths from despair,” describing the increased rates of mental illness, depression, and addictions among many population segments in our country. In addition to these, however, there’s another pre-existing condition that often goes unmentioned: American hyper-individualism.

In the Black community, mental issues have always been hush-hush. We are more likely to trump our mental fears with spiritual faith. We are more likely to go to the altar than go to a therapist. Most of all, you don’t talk about this stuff outside of the family; in fact, you don’t talk about it too much in the family!

We expected a steep decline in mental health during this pandemic. Which is exactly what happened.