Seeking Mental Health Help Isn’t Weakness; It Is Strength

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Seeking Mental Health Help Isn’t Weakness; It Is Strength

Johnny Waller Jr. was shot in the head as a teenager. He recovered and survived physically, but the incident took a toll on his mental health.  “I had nightmares, PTSD, and other issues but didn’t have access to any mental health support for years,” says Waller. “We have to change that for our [Black] community.” One in five Americans deal with some mental health issue. Even Martin Luther King Jr. reportedly suffered from severe depression at ti…