Naomi Osaka’s brave statement about mental health misses an opportunity to send a message of hope and positivity for those who believe they must live with anxiety and depression.
I had no idea how vulnerable it is to be a Chinese immigrant, an AAPI, and a BIPOC. Hatred has resulted in an alarmingly high prevalence of hate crimes against AAPI communities.
The Atlanta-area spa murders and increasing anti-Asian violence across the country raise unsettling—but not new—questions about racism, privilege, and voice.
Marginalized communities deserve to live free from the injury created by racism and discrimination. That means respectable, inclusive, and equitable spaces for all.
Studies show that Black Americans are dying from Covid-19 at a higher rate than their White counterparts, while being vaccinated at a much lower rate than Whites.
Psychologists have a role to play in addressing racial trauma, which is comprised of both individual and collective damage due to exposure to racial incidents.
2020 is a year of milestones most of us want to forget. However, 2020 will henceforth be known as the year I finally confronted my own White privilege.
My time working as a caregiver at a group home in Baltimore tested my patience at times and opened my eyes to systemic inequities and bias in mental healthcare and education.
Forty-two days before the 2020 Presidential election, I received an absentee ballot in the mail. My superpowers ignited and at long last, I could contribute to change.
Congressman Lewis dedicated his life to fighting hate, racism and injustice. Will you join me in carrying on his vision where human compassion overcomes division?
Senior citizens have been hard hit not just physically, but psychologically, by the pandemic. However, seniors can foster their resiliency and a positive attitude about the future.
The U.S. COVID-19 outbreak provides a grave exemplar of both the manifestations and consequences of discrimination and inequity baked into the very fabric of our society.
It’s amazing how the killing of George Floyd helped us more clearly see and identify personal and systemic racism. Now the question for us is, “What are we going to do about it?”
During the COVID-19 pandemic, essential non-medical workers are carrying the weight of the world on their shoulders. Here's how you can help support them.
It is not enough for us to listen, raise awareness, or even to educate our clients about white privilege and anti-racism. It is time to take positive action to confront injustice.
As a Black mother, I constantly ask, what will allow my children to be seen as the “Young, Gifted, and Black" jewels they are and not as "threatening and uncooperative"?
It takes a healthy dose of self-compassion to recognize we are all strong, resourceful, and meaningful contributors, even when we face physical limitations.
Blacks comprise a high number of COVID-19 deaths. However, they also account for the majority of essential workers, the force sustaining all American systems—systems that fail them.
When COVID-19 hit, our clinic, in line with CDC recommendations, transitioned to tele-health. But how do you do a tele-health visit if you don’t have a telephone?
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