by Nicky Cameron | May 11, 2026 | Black Mental Health, Health Disparities, Medical Racism, Trauma
Seeking emergency care while Black can be more traumatizing than the crisis that sent you there. That is not a complaint, that is a documented reality, and it is one I have lived, witnessed as a clinician, and heard repeatedly from the people I serve in South Florida....
by Nicky Cameron | May 8, 2026 | Black Mental Health, Health Equity, Psychiatric Care, Trauma-Informed Pract
Black people distrust psychiatrists for documented, verifiable reasons. That distrust is not irrational and is a logical response to a field that has, historically and in present-day practice, caused measurable harm to Black patients. I am Nicky Cameron, a...
by Nicky Cameron | May 4, 2026 | Black Mental Health, Grief, Maternal Trauma
Mother’s Day is not a joyful occasion for everyone. For many people, particularly in the Black community, the second Sunday in May carries anxiety, grief, isolation, and a particular kind of pressure that rarely gets named out loud. If you spent this week dreading...
by Nicky Cameron | May 1, 2026 | Black Mental Health, Black Motherhood, Grief & Loss, Trauma Recovery
For the Black mother who does not get to enjoy this day the way the greeting cards say she should. You are not alone, and your truth deserves to be named. Mother’s Day is layered with grief for many Black mothers, and that grief is real, valid, and clinically...
