Congressional Hearing in Harlem Tackles Black Men’s Mental Health

Congressional Hearing in Harlem Tackles Black Men’s Mental Health

Posted on July 17, 2024

On Friday, Congresswoman Frederica Wilson (FL-24), Chair of the U.S. Commission on the Social Status of Black Men and Boys, and Reverend Al Sharpton hosted a field hearing with top mental health leaders on Suicide and Mental Health of Black Men and Boys.

Mr. Daniel H. Gillison, Jr., CEO of the National Alliance on Mental Illness, said, “We have to increase our hope, and to do that, we have to increase access to platforms like this that allow for an increase in discussion. It’s about collaboration, and we see through these forums help give hope.”