Mental illness and violence are often hand in hand, but it can be difficult to predict whether or not a mentally ill person is violent or not. Dr. Shane Dodd, a forensic psychologist is a doctor who specializes in determining the difference. Read on for more information about the link between mental illness and […]

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COLTON, Calif. (AP) — A 1-year-old girl was slain and her 5-year-old sister and mother critically wounded Monday in a stabbing that Southern California authorities suspect was carried out by the children’s grandmother. 43-year-old Nicole Darrington Clark was on the run but has been captured in connection with the morning attack, Colton police Cpl. Ray […]

05/16/17 – Jacque Reid goes Inside Her Story with Dr. Argie Allen about mental illness and intimate relationships. Listen to the full interview below. Like BlackAmericaWeb.com on Facebook. Follow us on Twitter and Instagram

05/09/17 – Jacque Reid goes Inside Her Story with Dr. Argie Allen about coping with the loss of a mother around Mother’s Day and Mental Health Awareness Month. Like BlackAmericaWeb.com on Facebook. Follow us on Twitter.

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FRESNO, Calif. (AP) — A man who shot and killed three people at random on the streets of downtown Fresno shouted “Allahu akbar” during his arrest Tuesday and had posted on social media that he disliked white people, authorities said. Kori Ali Muhammad, 39, was arrested shortly after the morning rampage that left three white […]

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He had to spend Thanksgiving away from home, but as of today, there’s good news for Kanye West: He is out the hospital after over a week of being treated for his mental breakdown. TMZ and E! News have confirmed West is at home with Kim Kardashian and their kids. We’re told he left the hospital […]

Drivers on a Houston, Texas highway were stopped in traffic when a naked woman, believed to have been in a car accident of some kind, jumped onto an 18-wheeler and started twerking. Yup, that happened. MySanAntonio.com reports: The bizarre incident began around 9 a.m., according to Harris County Sheriff’s Dep. Thomas Gilliland, explaining that a […]

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SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A freshman student who stabbed four people at a California university meant to do even more harm, but he acted alone and had no connections to terrorist groups, authorities said Thursday. Faisal Mohammad, 18, burst into his class at the University of California, Merced, and attacked a fellow student with a […]

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STILLWATER, Okla. (AP) — A woman faces second-degree murder charges after authorities said she plowed a car into the crowd at an Oklahoma State University homecoming parade, killing four people, including a toddler. Adacia Chambers, a 25-year-old resident of the college town, was arrested after the Saturday crash on a driving while under the influence […]

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HOUSTON (AP) — A man charged with murder in the ambush of a suburban Houston sheriff’s deputy had a history of mental illness and was once declared mentally incompetent, according to authorities and his former attorney. Shannon J. Miles, 30, was being held without bond after an initial court hearing Monday. Prosecutors accuse him of […]

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NEW YORK (AP) — A man who attacked four people with a hammer this week was shot and wounded by police Wednesday after he pulled the weapon from a bag and struck an officer at least three times on a crowded street near Penn Station, police said. David Baril, 30, was hospitalized in critical but […]

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HATTIESBURG, Miss. (AP) — Marvin Banks’ drug use and drinking had worsened in recent years and he was hearing voices in his head. His mother said she had hoped he would get help. He didn’t, and now he is charged with capital murder in the deaths of two police officers in Mississippi. His girlfriend and […]