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 * ABOUT
   
   IMADÉ (EE-MAH-DAY) IS A WRITER AND MENTAL HEALTH ADVOCATE WHO FOUNDED
   DEPRESSED WHILE BLACK®. SHE IS A SUICIDE ATTEMPT SURVIVOR WHO LIVES WITH
   CLINICAL DEPRESSION AND BORDERLINE PERSONALITY DISORDER. IMADÉ FIRST
   DEVELOPED DEPRESSED WHILE BLACK AS HER 2015 COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY NON-FICTION
   CREATIVE WRITING MFA THESIS. DEPRESSED WHILE BLACK HAS GROWN INTO AN ONLINE
   COMMUNITY AND A 501(C)3 NONPROFIT THAT DONATES BLACK-AFFIRMING PERSONAL CARE
   ITEMS TO PSYCHIATRIC PATIENTS AND CONNECTS PEOPLE TO BLACK THERAPISTS.
   
    
   
   VISION STATEMENT:
   
   DEPRESSED WHILE BLACK ENVISIONS A WORLD WHERE PEOPLE OF AFRICAN DESCENT HEAL
   FROM SEVERE DEPRESSION THROUGH BLACK-AFFIRMING MENTAL HEALTH SUPPORT AND
   ADVOCACY.
   
    
   
   SPEAKING REQUESTS:
   
   DEPRESSEDWHILEBLACK@GMAIL.COM
   
   Visit Imadé's Writing Portfolio


 * WISH LIST
   
   WE USE YOUR MONETARY DONATIONS TO PURCHASE BLACK-AFFIRMING PERSONAL CARE
   ITEMS FOR PSYCHIATRIC PATIENTS. DONATE TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE.
   
    
   
   "A PATIENT WAS HERE AND HE HAD NOTHING. WHEN IT CAME TIME TO DISCHARGE HIM WE
   WERE ABLE TO GIVE HIM SOCKS, UNDERWEAR, AND A T-SHIRT FROM YOUR DONATIONS. HE
   SAID IT HAD BEEN A WHILE SINCE HE WAS ABLE TO GET A NEW PAIR OF UNDERWEAR.
   YOUR DONATION MADE IT POSSIBLE FOR US TO HELP A PATIENT IN NEED."
   
    
   
   -STAFF MEMBER AT ALAMANCE REGIONAL BEHAVIORAL HEALTH HOSPITAL
   
    
   
    
   
   WHEN I WAS HOSPITALIZED, I HAD NOTHING BUT THE CLOTHES I CAME IN WITH. I WAS
   BAREFOOT, AND LITERALLY WEARING MY TRAUMA. I MADE A COMMITMENT THAT I
   WOULDN'T LET THIS HAPPEN TO ANYONE ELSE.
   
    
   
   WHEN I FIRST ASKED A STAFF MEMBER WHAT PATIENTS WANTED AT THE BEGINNING OF
   OUR DONATIONS, I WAS SURPRISED THAT THE FIRST REQUEST THEY HAD WAS CHAPSTICK.
   WE ARE IN THE MIDDLE OF A GLOBAL CRISIS, BUT SMALL THINGS LIKE GIVING
   CHAPSTICK CAN HELP PEOPLE CARE FOR THEIR BODIES AND LIVE WITH DIGNITY.
   
    
   
   AS A NONPROFIT, DEPRESSED WHILE BLACK RECEIVES A WISH LIST FROM PSYCHIATRIC
   PATIENTS AND STAFF AND THEN DONATES THESE ITEMS EACH MONTH. DEPRESSED WHILE
   BLACK IS CURRENTLY PROVIDING THIS SERVICE FOR ALAMANCE REGIONAL BEHAVIORAL
   HEALTH HOSPITAL IN BURLINGTON, NC.
   
    
   
   DEPRESSED WHILE BLACK ALSO PROVIDES BLACK BEAUTY SUPPLY KITS FOR PSYCHIATRIC
   PATIENTS WHERE EACH INDIVIDUAL KIT INCLUDES ALL-NATURAL TRAVEL-SIZE SHAMPOO,
   CONDITIONER, HAIR OIL, AND SHEA BODY BUTTER. THE KIT ALSO INCLUDES CHAPSTICK,
   A SATIN BONNET, A WAVE CAP, A WIDE-TOOTH COMB, AND A HANDLE-LESS BRUSH. THESE
   ITEMS ARE SOURCED FROM HAIRIZON, A BLACK OWNED BEAUTY COMPANY. SO FAR, WE
   ORDERED 300 BLACK BEAUTY SUPPLY KITS FOR 7 HOSPITALS AND ONE PEER RESPITE
   CENTER!
   
    
   
   AS A TRIAL RUN, BLACK BEAUTY SUPPLY KITS WERE MAILED TO COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY
   PSYCHIATRY (NEW YORK, NY), UNC PSYCHIATRY (CHAPEL HILL, NC), HOWARD
   UNIVERSITY PSYCHIATRY (WASHINGTON D.C.), WASHINGTON HEIGHTS COMMUNITY SERVICE
   (NEW YORK, NY), CONE HEALTH BEHAVIORAL HEALTH (GREENSBORO, NC), CENTRAL
   REGIONAL HOSPITAL (BUTNER, NC), AND KARAYA PEER RESPITE.
   
    
   
   WOULD YOU LIKE TO SEND A WISH LIST OR ARE YOU A BUSINESS OWNER WANTING TO
   DONATE YOUR ITEMS OR OFFER THEM AT A REDUCED PRICE?
   CONTACT DEPRESSEDWHILEBLACK@GMAIL.COM
   
    
   
   100% OF DONATIONS ARE USED FOR THE WISH LIST PROGRAM AND BLACK BEAUTY SUPPLY
   KITS.
   
   DONATE AT DEPRESSEDWHILEBLACK.KINDFUL.COM.
   
    
   
   THIS IS WHAT DEPRESSED WHILE BLACK ORDERED OR GAVE IN
   
   JANUARY & FEBRUARY 2023:
   
    
   
   DUKE CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL - PSYCHIATRIC ER
   
    
   
   408 PADS
   
   300 PANTY LINERS
   105 BAGS OF GUMMIE BEARS
   27 VALENTINE'S HEART CANDY BOXES
   180 BAGS OF CHIPS & POPCORN
   
   2 BAGS OF CHOCOLATE
   
    
   
   15 BLACK BEAUTY SUPPLY KITS
   
   25 CHILDREN'S BOOKS
   
   15 CRAYON BOXES
   
   
    
   
   
   
    

 * Donate

 * HEAL AT HOME
   
   DEPRESSED WHILE BLACK IS LAUNCHING AN UPCOMING INIATITIVE CALLED HEAL AT HOME
   TO SUPPORT UNHOUSED DISCHARGED PATIENTS LEAVING PSYCHIATRIC HOSPITALS.
   
    
   
   HEAL AT HOME DURHAM WILL BE A PILOT PROGRAM IN THE FORM OF A RESOURCE CARD
   WITH WRAPAROUND SERVICES SUCH AS HOUSING, EMPLOYMENT, AND FOOD SUPPORT IN THE
   DURHAM AREA. 


 * HELP ME FIND A THERAPIST
   
   THE HELP ME FIND A THERAPIST PROGRAM WAS CREATED BY DEPRESSED WHILE BLACK IN
   THE SUMMER OF 2020 TO MEET AN URGENT NEED TO SUPPORT BLACK PEOPLE ACCESSING
   THE MENTAL HEALTH SYSTEM FOR THE FIRST TIME DUE TO THE DUAL TRAUMAS OF THE
   PANDEMIC AND POLICE BRUTALITY. THIS PROGRAM INITIALLY INCLUDED A GOOGLE FORM
   WHERE PEOPLE SUBMIT THEIR CRITERIA FOR A BLACK THERAPIST. USERS ENTER
   CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION SUCH AS INSURANCE, THE TYPE OF THERAPY THEY ARE
   LOOKING FOR, AND THE MENTAL HEALTH CONDITION THEY WANT THE THERAPIST TO
   ADDRESS. A HELP ME FIND A THERAPIST STAFF EMAILS UP TO THREE BLACK THERAPIST
   OPTIONS BASED ON A PERSON'S CRITERIA.
   
   THE HELP ME FIND A THERAPIST PROGRAM HELPED OVER 200 PEOPLE FIND BLACK
   THERAPIST OPTIONS BY MANUALLY SEARCHING FOR BLACK MENTAL HEALTH
   PROFESSIONALS.
   
   IN SPRING 2021, ABOLITIONIST AND EDUCATOR MARIAME KABA CONNECTED WITH THE
   HELP ME FIND A THERAPIST PROGRAM TO DISCUSS THE POSSIBILITY OF A PILOT
   PROJECT CONNECTING FORMERLY INCARCERATED INDIVIDUALS WITH THERAPISTS OF
   COLOR. IN 2022, THE HELP ME FIND A THERAPIST SERVICE LAUNCHED REBUILD, A
   ONE-YEAR PILOT PROJECT FOCUSED ON FORMERLY INCARCERATED INDIVIDUALS LOOKING
   FOR A THERAPIST OF COLOR. AT LEAST FOUR PART-TIME PAID STAFF (WITH PRIORITY
   CONSIDERATION GIVEN TO FORMERLY INCARCERATED PEOPLE AND PEOPLE WHO HAVE LIVED
   EXPERIENCES WITH MENTAL HEALTH CHALLENGES) WILL ASSIST IN MATCHING FORMERLY
   INCARCERATED (AND JUSTICE-INVOLVED) INDIVIDUALS WITH THERAPISTS OF COLOR.
   THIS ASSISTANCE INCLUDES FINDING AND VETTING THERAPISTS, SETTING UP
   APPOINTMENTS, AND POSSIBLY FACILITATING THE PAYMENT PROCESS. IN ADDITION,
   THERAPY COSTS FOR AT LEAST 20 INDIVIDUALS WILL BE COVERED BY THE HELP ME FIND
   A THERAPIST PROGRAM. WITH MORE FUNDS RAISED, REBUILD CAN SUBSIDIZE MORE
   PEOPLE’S THERAPY COSTS.
   
   WEBSITE: HELPMEFINDATHERAPIST.ORG
   
   FOR MORE INFORMATION: INFO@HELPMEFINDATHERAPIST.ORG
   
   DISCLAIMER: AS WITH ANY SERVICE, YOU ARE ENCOURAGED TO RESEARCH AND CONSULT
   WITH ANY PROVIDERS BEFORE WORKING WITH THEM TO ENSURE A GOOD FIT. THIS
   PROGRAM IS NOT INTENDED AS A TOOL FOR VERIFYING THE CREDENTIALS,
   QUALIFICATIONS, OR ABILITIES OF ANY CLINICIAN LISTED.
   
   
   

 * #BUILDABLACKVISION
   
   WE PARTNERED WITH BEAM FOR #BIPOCMENTALHEALTHMONTH 2020 TO #BUILDABLACKVISION
   FOR MENTAL HEALTH. WE HIGHLIGHTED THE EXPERIENCES OF BLACK PEOPLE IN
   PSYCHIATRIC JAILS AND FACILITATED DIALOGUE TO BUILD A COLLECTIVE VISION THAT
   TRANSFORMS BLACK MENTAL HEALTH IN OUR COUNTRY.
   
    
   
   WE WANT TO DEFUND THE POLICE AND PUNITIVE PSYCHIATRIC JAILS/HOSPITALS IN
   ORDER TO FULLY FUND BLACK COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH CENTERS THAT PRIORITIZE
   PEER-SUPPORT, AGENCY, AND SELF-DETERMINATION.
   
    
   
   READ OUR ARTICLES ON THE MIGHTY:
   
   WHAT IT MEANS TO #BUILDABLACKVISION FOR MENTAL HEALTH
   
    
   
   MY EXPERIENCE IN TWO DIFFERENT PSYCHIATRIC HOSPITALS
   
    
   
   HOW DO YOU 'GET BETTER' IN A PSYCHIATRIC HOSPITAL WHERE NO ONE UNDERSTANDS
   YOU?
   
   Learn More

 * BLOG
   
   FIND MENTAL HEALTH STORIES FROM AN AFRICAN-AMERICAN LENS AND DISCOVER NEW
   MENTAL HEALTH RESOURCES
   
   STAY INFORMED

 * BOOK
   
   MY IN-PROGRESS BOOK, DEPRESSED WHILE BLACK, EXPLORES RACE, RELIGION, AND
   ROMANCE ALL WHILE POPPING PROZAC AND NAVIGATING THERAPY
   
   Read Excerpt

 * STORE
   
   DE-STIGMITIZE DEPRESSION WITH THESE CONVERSATION STARTERS. MASKS ARE NOW
   AVAILABLE!
   
   SHOP

 * PRESS
   
   READ MORE ABOUT THE DEPRESSED WHILE BLACK EXPERIENCE
   
   PODCAST: IT'S TIME WE TALK ABOUT SUICIDAL IDEATION 
   
   
   
   
   ANOTHER SIDE EFFECT OF COVID?
   
   
   
   
   THEIR TEEN KILLED HIMSELF. NOW THEY WANT TO SAVE OTHERS STRUGGLING DURING THE
   PANDEMIC.
   
   
   
   
   AS A BLACK WOMAN WITH MENTAL ILLNESS, I FEAR DYING BY THE POLICE | OPINION
   
   
   
   
   WHAT IT MEANS TO #BUILDABLACKVISION FOR MENTAL HEALTH
   
   
   
   
   THE PANDEMIC IS MAKING MENTAL HEALTH HARDER FOR BLACK PEOPLE ALREADY
   STRUGGLING TO BE WELL
   
   
   
   
   'CARDS AGAINST HUMANITY' WRITER SAYS HE WAS FORCED INTO A PSYCH WARD AFTER
   SPEAKING UP ABOUT RACISM
   
   
   
   
   HOW TO FIND A BLACK THERAPIST VIRTUALLY
   
   
   
   
   THE FIVE SIGNS OF A GREAT (VIRTUAL) BLACK THERAPIST
   
   
   
   
   MENTAL HEALTH TREATMENT IS A BLACK TRADITION, WHITE PEOPLE JUST TOOK CREDIT
   FOR IT
   
   
   
   
   THE BARRIERS TO FINDING MENTAL HEALTHCARE WHILE BLACK
   
   
   
   
   WHAT YOU’RE GETTING WRONG ABOUT EMPLOYEE BURNOUT
   
   
   
   
   I CAN NEVER BE THE PERSON I WAS BEFORE HAVING TREATMENT-RESISTANT DEPRESSION.
   AND I DON’T WANT TO BE. (SPONSORED)
   
   
   
   
   HOW WORKPLACES CAN SUPPORT BLACK MENTAL HEALTH
   
   
   
   
   "I HAVE TREATMENT-RESISTANT DEPRESSION": WHAT IT'S LIKE TO LIVE WITH THE
   CHALLENGING MENTAL ILLNESS
   
   
   
   
   DAWN SAVED MY LIFE
   
   
   
   
   WHAT KEEPS SOME BLACK WOMEN FROM SEEKING MENTAL HEALTH CARE — AND HOW
   THERAPISTS ARE WORKING TO CHANGE THAT
   
   
   
   
   THREE REASONS WHY IT CAN BE HARDER FOR BLACK WOMEN TO GET MENTAL HEALTH
   TREATMENT
   
   
   
   
   WHEN MEDICATION IS ESSENTIAL TO MENTAL HEALTH: CBD STIGMA
   
   
   
   
   THE RELATABLE DEPRESSION OF 'NEVER SAY NEVER'
   
   
   
   
   “DEPRESSED WHILE BLACK” FOUNDER IMADE NIBOKUN IS FEARLESSLY CHANGING THE
   CONVERSATION AROUND THE FUTURE OF BLACK MENTAL HEALTH
   
   
   
   
   'I THOUGHT DEPRESSION WAS A WHITE PEOPLE DISEASE': A CONVERSATION WITH
   DEPRESSED WHILE BLACK
   
   
   
   
   40 WOMEN TO WATCH: THE 2018 EDITION
   
   
   
   
   12 WONDER WOMEN WHO INSPIRE US TO BATTLE MENTAL HEALTH STIGMA
   
   
   
   
   KID CUDI AND DEPRESSION
   
   
   
   
   COMMENTARY:
   
   SAMMUS' HIP-HOP SONG ABOUT DEPRESSION AND SUICIDAL THOUGHTS THAT MADE ME CRY
   
   
   
   
   BREAKING THE STIGMA: WOMEN OF COLOR SPEAKING UP FOR MINORITY MENTAL HEALTH
   
   
   
   
   THIS IS WHAT IT'S LIKE TO BE "DEPRESSED WHILE BLACK"
   
   
   

 * SPEAKING
   
   BRING DEPRESSED WHILE BLACK FOUNDER IMADÉ TO YOUR NEXT EVENT
   
   CONSCIOUSLY COPING IG LIVE CONVERSATION
   
   72 HOURS LATER: BLACK IN MENTAL HEALTH FACILITIES W/ @DEPRESSEDWHILEBLACK
   
   
   
   SPSM CHAT
   
   FIGHTING WHILE HEALING: DISMANTLING SYSTEMIC RACISM TO IMPROVE BLACK MENTAL
   HEALTH
   
   
   
   A CONVERSATION WITH BEAM FOUNDER YOLO AKILI
   
   THE BLACK PEOPLE WHO WERE LEFT BEHIND: ON PSYCHIATRIC JAILS & MENTAL ILLNESS
   
   
   
   MADE OF MILLIONS & MIND SHARE PARTNERS
   
   BRIDGING THE MENTAL HEALTH TREATMENT GAP: WAYS TO REDUCE STIGMA IN THE
   WORKPLACE
   
   
   
   COM UMOJA COMMUNITY AND PSYCHOLOGICAL SERVICES HOST IMADÉ NIBOKUN OF
   DEPRESSED WHILE BLACK
   
   THE MENTAL HEALTH NEEDS OF STUDENTS OF COLOR
   
   
   
   JED FOUNDATION'S STORYTELLER PROGRAM
   
   JESUS TOLD ME TO GET ON ANTIDEPRESSANTS
   
   
   
   DRUG POLICY ALLIANCE CONFERENCE
   
   IMPACT OF COERCION PANEL
   
   
   
   WRIGHT INSTITUTE
   
   LIVING DEPRESSED WHILE BLACK
   
   
   
   FURMAN UNIVERSITY
   
   BLACKNESS IS NOT A MENTAL HEALTH PROBLEM
   
   
   
   NO MORE MARTRYS RESISTRESTREPEAT PANEL
   
   REVOLUTIONARY SELF-CARE
   
   
   
   MINORITY MENTAL HEALTH SUMMIT
   
   WHEN A WOMAN SPEAKS LUNCH PANEL
   
   
   
   BLACK WOMEN'S LIFE BALANCE & WELLNESS CONFERENCE AT SPELMAN UNIVERSITY
   
   SPIRITUALITY AND MENTAL HEALTH
   
   
   
   BLACKTIVISM CONFERENCE AT EMORY UNIVERISTY
   
   SELF-CARE IS THE MOVEMENT
   
   

 * PODCASTS
   
   LISTEN TO IMADÉ TALK ABOUT WHAT IT MEANS TO BE DEPRESSED WHILE BLACK
   
   BEYOND THE CHECKBOX | S1E13 | WHAT IT'S LIKE TO BE DEPRESSED WHILE BLACK |
   WITH IMADÉ
   
   
   
   
   DEPRESSED WHILE BLACK: IMADE
   
   
   
   
   A COMPLETE MISUNDERSTANDING: DEPRESSION, SUICIDE, AND WELLNESS SOLUTIONS
   
   
   

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