15 Times Black Celebrities Have Spoken Out About Prioritizing Their Mental Health
May is Mental Health Awareness Month, a national movement to raise awareness around mental health in an effort to erase the stigma and provide people with the information and support they need. This issue is particularly concerning in the Black community, where adults are 20 percent more likely to experience serious mental health problems, including major depressive disorder or generalized anxiety disorder, according to research from the Columbia University Department of Psychiatry.
But celebrities like Taraji P. Henson, Courtney B. Vance and Michelle Williams are doing their part to help erase the stigma around mental