WyKisha R. McKinney

Come, let us have some tea and talk about happy things.

[Stop Texas Suicides @StopTXSuicides]

StopTXSuicides Daily Suicide Prevention Summary: https://t.co/P5jbXY08en Stories via @RMIRECC @SuicidePrevAU @GHFoundation #mentalhealth

[Sally Spencer-Thomas @sspencerthomas]

Q1: What role does #spirituality play in healing from #mentalhealth challenges, #trauma, addictive behaviors, suicidal despair, and suicide/overdose bereavement? #Addiction #Recovery #ElevateTheConvo #Recovery

[Victor Armstrong, MSW @1of2vics]

I am a person of faith, but advising someone experiencing severe depression, anxiety, or suicidal thoughts to “just pray harder” is wrong. You can’t church away mental health challenges, but when you add proper mental health treatment, people can and do recover. #StopSuicide

[WyKisha R. McKinney @KishaGotTheTea]

@StephenKing I loved it!

[WyKisha R. McKinney @KishaGotTheTea]

@deseraestage Students could become "spoiled". Giving a hungry child food is spoiling them? The hell! This cannot be real life.

[WyKisha R. McKinney @KishaGotTheTea]

@KelloggsUS Nah.I don't want another half a box of cereal or a refund for this box. Please just kindly fill the box or lower the price. Im the meantime I'mma checkout what @postcereals or @GeneralMills up to.

[WyKisha R. McKinney @KishaGotTheTea]

@KelloggsUS help me understand how my box of cereal is already lower than half empty before I even open it. When did two scoops go from the amount of raisins you get to all the cereal in the box. And the price of the cereal hasn't gone down! Where is the rest of my cereal?

[WyKisha R. McKinney @KishaGotTheTea]

Sooo who coming to the tea party next Saturday? Link in bio. https://t.co/DvV82kM9uO

[WyKisha R. McKinney @KishaGotTheTea]

They're being so good this morning...What are they up to? https://t.co/xLfs5ndqtC

[WyKisha R. McKinney @KishaGotTheTea]

Going on in five minutes. Who's joining. https://t.co/3cVpEJgjKm

[WyKisha R. McKinney @KishaGotTheTea]

I donated in support of the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention! https://t.co/bqzJreXSge

[WyKisha R. McKinney @KishaGotTheTea]

Q4. If communities working on suicide prevention and mental health were antiracist...more culturally specific best practices in #suicideprevention, more BIPOC leaders in #mentalhealth and #suicideprevention. #elevatetheconvo

[WyKisha R. McKinney @KishaGotTheTea]

Q3.B The cost to white people… To be honest, I don't think I can answer this question. I think white people have to start having these discussions within their own groups to answer this question. #whatisthecost #elevatetheconvo

[WyKisha R. McKinney @KishaGotTheTea]

Q3.A We’re seeing the cost in the rise in suicides among Black children. We will never be as effective in #suicideprevention and #mentalhealth as we would like to be without address the effects of systemic racism on the BIPOC population. #period #whatisthecost #elevatetheconvo

[WyKisha R. McKinney @KishaGotTheTea]

Q1.5 These concepts increase the risk of #toxicstress and #mentalillness, not to mention the impact of #racialtrauma. Increases feelings of #hopelessness and #worthlessness.
#elevatetheconvo

[WyKisha R. McKinney @KishaGotTheTea]

Q2 When the lack of representation of people of color in # suicideprevention and #mentalhealth is mentioned, if mentioned at all, too often the response is a “yeah but, what can you do” kinda mood. #comlicitracism #elevatetheconvo

[WyKisha R. McKinney @KishaGotTheTea]

Q1.4 #Ally: A non-BIPOC person that identifies #systemicracism, #whitesupremacy, and #whitefragility and does not complicity stand by and let it be. #elevatetheconvo

[WyKisha R. McKinney @KishaGotTheTea]

Q1.3 #whitefragility is that feeling of discomfort a white person gets when the discussion of racism comes up; often leading to feeling anger or guilt. White fragility is when someone says “why don’t they just get over it”, or “all lives matter”#elevatetheconvo

[WyKisha R. McKinney @KishaGotTheTea]

Q1.2 #whitesupremacy is the notion that white people and white culture are superior to other people and cultures. Moreso it's the exploitation and oppression of people of color by white people in order to maintain and protect their wealth, power, and privilege. #elevatetheconvo