This talk will involve the current state of The Mental Health industry and how it does not address, support, or sustain the current state of Black Mental Health— specifically Black Males and the struggles and challenges of receiving effective, culturally specific, accessible mental services from qualified mental health practitioners. Dr. Curtis Jasper will address how these deficiencies sustain the prolonged struggle faced by Black Men regarding their unique-lived experiences filled with grief, trauma, injustice and abuse. This talk will also include an explanation of the struggle, why the struggle persists and what we as a society can do about it. Pastoral Counselor/Therapist, PhD, MEd This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at
I was wanting info on male self sabatoging behavior. We all can help someone. Cultural traditions very much make the difference but we all have our projections where we panick and self sabotage s connection in our healing journey even if its the first liner/greeting that went wrong.
I needed this after breaking down to my wife during a conversation. I myself and learning so much about me and mental health in my adulthood and it is rough. I applaud this brother and this drives me to further my calling in my career as a pharmacist
This has truly inspired me to do therapy. I am in therapy and I realized the colonial hierarchy within mental health. I believe the field needs more transparent people to help minority people reconstruct.
I keep seeing every comment saying how this helped them so much. All I got from this is I need people like me to do therapy for me to get better.
Not to be corny but I still feel exactly the same as I was before I finished this whole video.
This reallly made my day thank you