| Description |
1 online resource (59 min.) |
| Summary |
Vetta Sanders-Thompson, PhD, and Jermine Alberty, BSB/M, MDiv, will discuss the taboo subject of mental illness in the African American community. They will explore topics surrounding the causes of the illness, the reason for the secret, and the need to break the silence. Sanders-Thompson and Alberty will address major mental health issues in the African American community, their causes, their effects on physical health, and the taboos surrounding them. They will also discuss the role of the clergy in combating the stigma against mental illness, and Mental Health First Aid-an education program that helps the public identify, understand, and respond to signs of mental illnesses and substance use disorders |
| Notes |
Title from resource description page (viewed January 10, 2017) |
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In English |
| Subject |
African Americans -- Mental health.
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African Americans -- Mental health.
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| Genre/Form |
interviews.
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Interviews.
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Instructional films.
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Interviews.
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Instructional films.
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Interviews.
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Films de formation.
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| Form |
Streaming video
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| Author |
Thompson, Vetta L. Sanders, speaker.
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Alberty, Jermine D., speaker
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Missouri Institute of Mental Health. Continuing Education Division, production company.
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