Freelance Writer and Journalist
Advisory Board Member, The Rosalynn Carter Fellowships for Mental Health Journalism
Former Editorial Board Member, The Atlanta Constitution
Atlanta, Georgia
Topic: Mental health challenges among minorities
Published Work:
Understanding and Overcoming Depression in Black Men Written by John Head
In mainstream society depression and mental illness are still somewhat taboo subjects; in the black community, they are topics that are almost completely shrouded in secrecy. As a result, millions of black men are suffering in silence or getting treatment only in extreme circumstances–in emergency rooms, homeless shelters, and prisons.
How is it possible in the country leading the world in medical science, one in four men have a disabling illness that torments them and their families and most never receive treatment for it?
Are black men less likely to seek help for mental illness? Are they even willing to acknowledge that they may have a problem?
Men's Fitness magazine tackles a sensitive subject that is not often discussed: depression and men.
Alan Harris: Work on Behalf of City's Homeless Mentally Ill - His 17-Year Crusade
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