Depression is gradually increasing in African American women. These women are experiencing role changes and additional life stressors. Depressed African American women may perceive themselves as being devalued by society with fewer support systems to buffer stressful events. Depressive symptoms may develop into clinical depression and a further decrease in the quality of life for […]
Join Dr. Chalice at the 2018 American Psychological Association Convention
Join Dr. Chalice at 2018 APA Convention Twelve years ago Tarana Burke, founder of the Me Too movement, created the activist group in order to shed light on sexual violence survivors (Brockes, 2018). Accusations of sexual violence against Hollywood “A- Listers” began to appear in media. The media shared the hashtag #MeToo when disseminating these […]
Women Empowering Women
Women Empowering Women Did you know that *Center for Disease Control researchers found among victims of contact sexual violence, physical violence, or stalking by an intimate partner, nearly 23% of females and 14% of males first experienced some form of violence by that partner before age 18. *Kann, L., McManus, T., Harris. W. A., et […]