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• March 27, 2019

“I am not Crazy, am I?” As an African Canadian, I have to say that the stigma that has been formulated around mental illnesses is prevalent in our culture. Our ways of dealing with the mentally ill are usually religion-based practices. These practices include: prayers, group gatherings and other spiritual interventions. It is unfortunate that many people of African descent …