Lauren Carson on Black Girl’s Struggling with Suicide, School and Social Anxiety

Lauren Carson is the Executive Director and Founder of Black Girls Smile, a nonprofit organization dedicated to promoting positive mental health education, resources and support for black girl’s mental health.

There has been a 182% increase in suicides with young black girls ….WE ARE NOT GOOD!

If you are a young black girl, a black women or black mother raising a daughter, today’s guest has some valuable insight to share.

  Learn about:

The rise of Suicide and Suicide attempts among Black Girls
Why Black youth are two times more likely to die by suicide compared to their white counterparts
What signs to look for in your daughter, friend or mother
What depression and anxiety looks like in the black community different than in other communities?
What black women struggle with different than black girls?
The one main reason young black girls are attempting to take their lives?
CONNECT WITH LAUREN:

lcarson@blackgirlssmile.org

https://www.blackgirlssmile.org/

https://www.instagram.com/blackgirlssmile/

This interview series is sponsored by a new movement, called Black People Forward, whose mission is to help people process the pain and trauma many in the black community have experienced and help us gain #momentum to move forward in the areas of health and wealth. www.blackpeopleforward.com.

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