Self Care
Statistics
Mental Illness
Treatment
Black Poets
100

Mental health professionals recommend 8 of these to help reduce stress and anxiety

Sleep

100

50% of people who have committed suicide have suffered from this mental disorder at least once in their life

Depression

100

Excessive thoughts that lead to repetitive behaviors 

Obsessive Compulsive disorder 

100

A person you should talk to

Therapist

100

Wrote Black National Anthem 

James Weldon Johnson

200

This sweet treat's mixture of caffeine, flavanoids,and theobromine work together to boost alertness and mental skills

Dark chocolate 

200

African Americans represent what percentage of the American Psychological Association 

2%

200

Can cause emotional numbness and lasting or frightening thoughts. Follows terrifying events such as lost of a loved one or physical or sexual assault 

Post Traumatic Stress Disorder

200

This aerobic exercise can help to reduce anxiety and depression 

Yoga

200

Poet and author of "Still I Rise"

Maya Angelou

300

Self care is a song written and performed by now dead rapper 

Mac Miller

300

Between 2-8% of people with this disorder commit suicide

Major depressive disorder

300

Bipolar disorder, depression, and cyclothymic disorder are examples of what type of mental illness

Mood disorders

300

Therapy dogs are typically used to treat which mental illness 

PTSD

300

Hold fast to dreams

For if dreams die 

Life is a broken winged bird that cannot fly

Langston Hughes 

400

This past time is recommended by mental health professionals as it is known that nurturing has positive mental health benefits  

Gardening 

400

Of the African Americans suffering with mental illnesses what percentage seek treatment for their mental health issue 

20% 

400

This mood disorder is characterized by mania and depression. It is often confused with another mood disorder with a slightly different name and usually misdiagnosed as depression

Bi Polar 1 

400

Camden's Counseling Center located on Atlantic Avenue 

Genesis Counseling Center 

400

West African born, later enslaved in Boston, Massachusetts this poet wrote 'Poems on Various Subjects, Religious and Moral'

Phillis Wheatley

500

Coupled with dieting this form of self care can have amazing benefits can reduce anxiety, stress, and overall mood and more importantly its free 

Exercise 

500

Statistically African Americans have a higher risk factor for PTSD by what percentage compared to their white counterparts  

25% 

500

Characterized by loss of touch with reality, false beliefs, and hearing voices 

Schizophrenia  

500

A controversial therapeutic process in which patients are shocked, this treatment is used to help mania, severe depression and certain schizophrenic syndromes 

Electro Convulsive Therapy

500

Jamaican born poet, journalist and prominent figure of the Harlem Renaissance this poet's book 'Home to Harlem' was a best seller that won the Harmon Gold Award 

Claude McKay