Uploaded February 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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Part two of a discussion on rising suicide rates among Black youth. Host Kenia Thompson shifts from policy to personal experience with Raven Gibbs, a licensed psychotherapist and trauma expert. Gibbs shares her journey from adolescent mental health struggles and a suicide attempt to becoming a thriving clinician and advocate.

See part one of our discussion here: youtube.com/watch?v=TWALYx3IWgs

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