NNPA NEWSWIRE - Before George Floyd’s death, mental health was often a hushed and shunned topic in the Black community. That sentiment is an ongoing struggle after Floyd’s death, mental health advocates said. Participants in the symposium included Dan Gillison, CEO of the National Alliance of Mental Illness, former U.S. Representative Patrick J. Kennedy, Dr. David Satcher, the 16th Surgeon General of the United States, and mental health researchers Dr. Harold Neighbors and Dr. Norman L. Day-Vines.| By John W. Davis | OW Reporter The first anniversary of George Floyd’s murder sparked emotional, even visceral responses from many in the Black community. “The death of George Floyd should have never happened,” said Dr. Harold Neighbors, a renowned mental health researcher at Hurdle. The police officer who knelt on Floyd’s neck has been […]