Goddess Jones and her two panelist which includes Marcus Hummings, Psy.D and Dr. Jerome Lisk contributors to Healthy Black Men, will discuss the stigma in the Black community that depression in men is a suppressed matter that typically goes untreated, which possibly leads to drug use and other detrimental health issues.
Although 12% of African-Americans males and White males suffer from depression respectively, less than 6% of African-Americans will receive mental health treatment. In addition, one in four African-Americans are uninsured, compared to 16% of the U.S. population overall.
According to the report released by the Office of the Surgeon General, depression is likely a key factor in a 233 percent increase in suicide in African-Americans males aged 10-14 from 1980 to 1995. Suicide was also the third leading cause of death for African-Americans in 2003.
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