Disability Visibility

Disability Visibility


Ep 65: Black Mental Health

December 01, 2019

Today’s episode is about Black Mental Health with Imade Nibokun (@DepressedWBlack). Imade is a mental health advocate and the creator of Depressed While Black, a website featuring mental health stories from a Black lens. She’s currently working on a book and you can read a short excerpt of it at depressedwhileblack.com/ You’ll hear Imade talk about her experiences in the mental health system, missing narratives in Black mental health, and the need for culturally competent and peer-led care. Please note the following content warnings for this episode. You’ll hear mentions of forced medication, restraint, eugenics, medical trauma, coercion, suicidal ideation, and hospitalization. Disability Visibility is a production of the Disability Visibility Project, an online community dedicated to recording, amplifying, and sharing disability media and culture. Text transcripts and links for each episode are available at: https://disabilityvisibilityproject.com/podcast-2/ Twitter: @DisVisibility Support this podcast: patreon.com/DVP