'You're creating, inciting panic in me' | Jewell Gooding was diagnosed with generalized anxiety disorder in her early 20s. Like most children, her childhood is full of memories of choir and spelling bee. But, for her, those memories carry a burden.
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'I couldn't separate from the monster' | Joseph Blackwell spent 24 years in the U.S. Navy before medical complications caused his career to come to a grinding halt. Shortly after, Blackwell and his family started to notice a “change in personality": https://t.co/GYIxncD2sw
Anxiety is the most common mental illness in the country, according to research. There are 40 million faces to prove it. “Anxiety Nation” explores some of their stories. https://t.co/XKV6ftv88w
“I definitely didn't think my baby was dead.” In the series #Costof Care, Antroinette Worsham shares her 22-year-old daughter’s battle with Type 1 Diabetes and what contributed to her untimely death. #Costof Care https://t.co/diMOU0NPLR
Melissa Taylor was forced to sell her family’s dream home to help pay for medical treatments after she was diagnosed with breast cancer. Employer healthcare coverage often only covers a fraction of the costs. #CostofCare
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All three students were entering the 9th grade in the city when they sat down with 11Alive for an honest discussion about why kids their age are dealing with thoughts of suicide. https://t.co/B6nM6SnHs6
Data has suggested an alarming increase in suicide rates for Black youth in America. When experts looked closer, they found Black children, in particular those younger than 13, had suicide death rates twice as high as their white peers. #ADifferentCry
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Black children are dying by suicide in America. Some young people say no one is listening. Experts offer up solutions in the series #ADifferentCry https://t.co/RbtND6q68J
Jermaine Chaney shares his 7-year-old son’s heartbreaking story in the series #ADifferentCry. Jeffery Taylor’s family say they believe he died by suicide, though his death was never recorded that way https://t.co/YwvVFJVFeQ
The 10-year-old's mother said she was prepared to go to the school to address her concerns about bullying, but never had the chance. Jamari died by suicide a day before that opportunity arrived. #ADifferentCry https://t.co/H6ClUEjtOa
“I had the burden of knowing I tried to take my own life.” | Paige Gaines is one of thousands of suicide survivors in America. She’s now finding methods to help others. https://t.co/KT8d3KkL4N
The family of Jeffery Taylor say they believe their son died by suicide, though his death was never recorded that way. @atticusdocs explores how poor records are obscuring the true crisis of rising suicide rates among Black youth in America #ADifferentCry https://t.co/YwvVFJVFeQ
At least 3,600 children under the age of 13 died by suicide in the last two decades (CDC). This 10-year-old boy, Seven Bridges, is one of them: https://t.co/CizXIVkHKm #ADifferentCry
Jan. 19, 2019, will be a day Tami Charles will never forget. It’s the day she found her 10-year-old dead. Seven Bridges died by suicide. Data shows young Black children are dying by suicide at rates two-times higher than their white peers. #ADifferentCry https://t.co/CizXIVkHKm
"I was gone for 88 minutes,” said Tami Charles, who made the shocking discovery and found her 10-year-old dead. In the series #ADifferentCry, the mom said her son was “bullied to death.” https://t.co/CizXIVkHKm
Data from the CDC shows nearly 700 Black children died by suicide in the past two decades. That's people younger than 13. This is 10-year-old Seven Bridges’ story: https://t.co/CizXIVkHKm #ADifferentCry
"A lot of parents are burying their children." | Those are the words of a mom who lost her son in 2019. Data shows suicide rates among Black children in America are double that of their white peers. Suicide deaths are also undercounted. #ADifferentCry explores the research.
An officer’s wife was found shot in the head, lying on a pillow | In a new podcast by @VAULTstudios, 11Alive’s @BrendanKeefe tells the story of a small-town romance gone wrong. Listen to The Officer’s Wife podcast, now: https://t.co/b5gx67QTGo