During the pandemic, there was a 31% increase in the numbers of young people in the younger age group showing up in emergency rooms for psychiatric or mental health concerns. The biggest issues were remote schooling, and the isolation and loneliness experienced during the pandemic compounded by the normal pressures of growing up. Data coming out from the CDC shows around 30% to 40% of our young people in this age group are experiencing depressive symptoms and anxious symptoms.

Dr. Alfiee M. Breland-Noble (Dr. Alfiee) is an internationally recognized scientist, author, speaker and media contributor. As Founder of an innovative 501(c)(3) mental health nonprofit, The AAKOMA Project, Inc., she translates complex scientific concepts (developed over 25+ years as a disparities researcher at Duke and Georgetown Psychiatry) into useful, everyday language for communities of color.

A sought-after mental health expert, Dr. Alfieeʼs is host of the video podcast “Couched in Color with Dr. Alfiee,” addressing mental health in intersectional BIPOC youth and young adults. Her media work includes appearances on CNN, NBC, NPR, PBS, CGTN and publications ranging from the New York Times and Business Insider to the Huffington Post. In all of her work, Dr. Alfiee embodies her belief that there is enough love and light (informed by strong culturally relevant science) to help everyone achieve #optimalmentalhealth.

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