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No Shame: Why the Black Church Must Confront Mental Wellness Now

By Mekeshia Bates

Posted: May 6, 2026

"Is there no balm in Gilead? Is there no physician there? Why then is there no healing for the wound of my people?" Jeremiah 8:22 There is a quiet crisis sitting in our pews. It does not always manifest in visible disruption or public distress....

A Mental Health Moment

By Mekeshia Bates

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Posted: August 28, 2018

As a behavioral health provider in the United States Public Health Service Commissioned Corps, one of the seven uniformed services, I have had the opportunity to provide behavioral health care to active duty uniformed service members, retirees, and civilians. I see clients diagnosed with posttraumatic...