The beginning......

As I sit here and blog this morning I recap on some conversations that I have had with a few young women over the past few days, some being African American and others Hispanic,/ and funny enough they are all intertwined. Before I began blogging, one conversation I had this morning was regarding depression within the ethnic community. I was asked if it was ignored more within these communities than the white communities, and sadly enough, I believe that it is. Depression, like many other illnesses do not discriminate regardless of age. It equally attacks African Americans, Caucasians, Hispanics, Asians, etc. But what makes it a more serious matter in one community verses the other? The lack of compassion, the choice not to understand, being judgmental, blaming it on ones way of living within these communities? All of which should have no standing when someone is reaching out for help no matter their skin color. We need to be there for one another, whether its a ear to listen or a shoulder to lean on, or just merely letting each other know that you are not alone. The youth, it is becoming more normal within the younger generations as well. It does not seem like much but it is truly a beginning....

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