Mental Health and Well-being (ft. MacKenzie Isaac)

The Dining Hall Digest

Even before COVID-19 lockdowns, we were facing a mental health crisis among young people in America. This episode, we welcome our friend MacKenzie Isaac to the podcast to discuss mental health, how to talk about it, and how stigma often prevents us from seeking out care. We also talk about how communities of color, especially Black communities, experience stigma and mental health concerns among police brutality and systemic injustice.

Content Warning: This episode contains references to suicide, self-harm, police brutality, and domestic violence.

Discussed this episode:

Key Substance Use and Mental Health Indicators in the United States: Results from the 2018 National Survey on Drug Use and Health

A third of Americans now show signs of clinical anxiety or depression, Census Bureau finds amid coronavirus pandemic

Am I Depressed? The Coronavirus Mental-Health Crisis

How Can We Break Mental Health Barriers in Communities of Color?

Depression and anxiety spiked among black Americans after George Floyd’s death

The Quiet Trauma of Watching Police Brutality on a Screen

Opinion | Dear white friends: Thanks for checking in, but no, I'm not OK

Coping with Stress During the Pandemic

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