{"product_id":"black-men-and-depression-saving-our-lives-healing-our-families-and-friends-paperback","title":"Black Men and Depression: Saving our Lives, Healing our Families and Friends - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJohn Head\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"A call to action shedding light on the issue of depression in black men and the barriers that prevent too many from seeking and receiving care.\"--Rosalynn Carter, former U.S. First Lady, and chairperson, The Carter Center Mental Health Task Force\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn 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. The neglect of emotional disorders among men in the black community is nothing less than racial suicide. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn this groundbreaking book, veteran journalist and award-winning author John Head argues that the problem can be traced back to the time of slavery, when it was believed that blacks were unable to feel inner pain because they had no psyche. This myth has damaged generations of African American men and their families, creating a society that blames black men for being violent and aggressive without considering that depression might be a root cause. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eBlack Men and Depression\u003c\/i\u003e challenges the African American community and the psychiatric community to end the suffering of black men, and address what can be done by loved ones to help those who need it most. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003ePreviously published as \u003ci\u003eStanding in the Shadows\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJOHN HEAD \u003c\/b\u003eis a former mental health reporter and features writer for the\u003ci\u003e Atlanta Journal-Constitution\u003c\/i\u003e, and a former reporter for \u003ci\u003eUSA TODAY\u003c\/i\u003e and the\u003ci\u003e Detroit Free Press\u003c\/i\u003e. His first book, \u003ci\u003eWe Are the Land's: The Biography of a Homeplace\u003c\/i\u003e, was named best memoir by the Georgia Writers Association in 1999.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 224\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.49 x 8.26 x 6.3 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 09, 2005\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51751900283168,"sku":"9780767913546","price":17.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/a30ee5d299715ec8c32822db205a99b6.webp?v=1779982999","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/black-men-and-depression-saving-our-lives-healing-our-families-and-friends-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}