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Formerly incarcerated Black men say they’re ‘doing OK’ while trying to cope with depression and PTSD

  • Written by Helena Addison, Postdoctoral Fellow, Yale University
Formerly incarcerated Black men say they’re ‘doing OK’ while trying to cope with depression and PTSDCommunity-based walk-in clinics and behavioral health centers can help men returning from jail or prison find support.Jacob Wackerhausen/iStock via Getty Images Plus

“People can assess me, interview me, incarcerate me, observe me, and they can think they know what I need,” said Shawn, a man in his early 50s who spent 15 years in and out...

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