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Mental Health

People who have never experienced clinical depression have a difficult time accepting that it is a real illness. © Cheryl Casey - Fotolia.com

Depression hurts: A woman's personal struggle

Donyale McMurray
ESSAY - Clinical depression is not the same as the depression to which people refer to in everyday language to denote a state of temporary sadness. It means so much more...
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People attend a vigil for victims of the Boston Marathon bombings at Boston Commons on April 16, 2013 in Boston, Massachusetts. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

Coping with the aftermath of the Boston tragedy

Yanick Rice Lamb
theGRIO REPORT - Musicians and dancers from high school marching bands stretched and rehearsed on the National Mall on Tuesday morning...
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Terrie M. Williams

theGrio’s 100: Terrie M. Williams, advocating for the voiceless

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theGRIO's 100 - The New York native has now gained notoriety as a national advocate for mental health awareness in the African-American community...
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Career and life coach Valorie Burton

Life coach Valorie Burton on keeping New Year's resolutions

Alexis Garrett Stodghill
theGRIO Q&A - Valorie Burton, a renowned life coach and author of several books on personal achievement, spoke with theGrio about the very best way to set your New Year's resolutions...
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Police and swat team members respond to a call of a shooting at the Azana Spa in Brookfield, Wis. Sunday,Oct. 21, 2012. Multiple people were wounded when someone opened fire at the spa near the Brookfield Square Mall. Deputies are still looking for the gunman. (AP Photo/Tom Lynn)

Study: Half of people shot by cops mentally ill

David A. Love
theGRIO REPORT - A new study in a Maine newspaper sheds light on a national problem of police and the fatal shooting of the mentally ill...
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Neat Freaks on TFL

New TLC special profiles obsessive cleaners in 'Neat Freaks'

Alexis Garrett Stodghill
'Neat Freaks' might amuse us, but while we are shaking our heads at these crazy antics, we must remember that we are watching people caught in the grip of a tormenting condition.
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Lark Voorhies during interview with 'Entertainment Tonight.'

Lark Voorhies denies bipolar rumors in bizarre interview

Chris Witherspoon
theGRIO REPORT - In an exclusive interview with Entertainment Tonight, former Saved by the Bell star Lark Voorhies, refuted rumors that she is struggling with mental health issues...
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A voter suffering from post-election depression

How to cope with post-election depression

Alexis Garrett Stodghill
Have you thought about the emotional impact of your presidential favorite losing? What are your contingency plans for managing possible disappointment?
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A black woman doing yoga

Entrepreneur blends yoga, African dance to create new workout biz

Black Enterprise
Leslie Salmon Jones' training in wellness coaching, public speaking and personal training have enhanced her brand, making her a perfect fit for BlackEnterprise.com’s Yogapreneur feature.
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Black girls who cut themselves

Janelle Harris
OPINION - Sometime last year, during the course of a seemingly normal evening, I spotted an oozing gash across my daughter’s forearm...
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