BATON ROUGE, La (BRPROUD)- This episode of Color Crossroads dives into a conversation on a topic that is not frequently discussed, black mental health. This topic is based on historical context and relates it to the ongoing global pandemic.
We begin the conversation discussing the historical barriers, such as the 1840 census, ideologies from Dr. John Galt, Dr. Benjamin Rush, Dr. Samuel Cartwright, and exclusive interviews from Dr. Leonard Moore and Thais Moore, and Dr. Russell Ledet.
If you know anyone struggling with mental health, here are some great online resources to utilize: