Friday, February 8, 2008

BRITNEY SPEARS CHECKS OUT OF PSYCH WARD

BRITNEY SPEARS CHECKS OUT
Britney Spears has been released from UCLA Medical Center. She slipped quietly out of the psych ward and may be heading home to one of her houses. A police officer said, "It occurred without any law enforcement intervention, and for the public that's a good thing."

DELTA BURKE CHECKS IN
The former Designing Women star decided she could use professional help herself. She voluntarily checked herself into an undisclosed L.A.-area psychiatric hospital last week to deal with some longstanding mental-health issues

But what about African Americans and our mental health. As America throws attention and ultimately millions of dollars keep'n whites sane and tune up. We need this kind of attention and help but rarely get it why.


A 200-page report, "Mental Health: Culture, Race and Ethnicity," cites poverty and lack of insurance as key factors why many minorities do not receive proper mental health care. It found that racial and ethnic minorities are less likely than whites to have access to treatment, and those who do often receive a lesser quality of care.

If you go to the dentist twice a year and the medical doctor once a year... then once a year all of us should spend 3 days with a licensed mental health professional. Read on to HealthyPlace.com and see where Blacks folks must go to get proper mental health treatment.