Strong Black Woman

Submitted by: Gloria Swain on January 29, 2018

As an aging Black woman struggling daily with depression and facing barriers (e.g., race, sex, class and age) within the mental health system, I challenge the Strong Black Woman narrative, which dictates I must keep my mental health a secret because of stigma and shame.

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Depression

Depression causes severe, negative changes in the way you think and feel which makes it difficult to manage day-to-day tasks and activities such working, sleeping,...