Mentally Ill While Black

Dr. Ashwin Vasan, epidemiologist and professor at Columbia and CEO of Fountain House, a community-based mental and public health organization, and Christina Sparrock, mental health advocate and Fountain House member, talks about the intersection of mental health and racial justice in light of the Daniel Prude killing, and take calls from Black listeners about mental health stigma, and how it compounds their anxiety around the police. 

For all individuals with mental health issues, there’s the danger of stigma, When you’re Black and have a mental illness that stigma can turn deadly.

Now: a convo on the intersection of mental illness + racial justice w/ @ashvasnyc + Christina Sparrock from @FountainHouse47

— The Brian Lehrer Show and A Daily Politics Podcast (@BrianLehrer) September 14, 2020