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Mental Illness Is Hurting Black People. Prayer Can't Be Our Only Defense.

Mental Illness Is Hurting Black People. Prayer Can't Be Our Only Defense.

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!