Courtney Wise Randolph is the principal writer for MindSite News Daily. She’s a native Detroiter and freelance writer who was host of COVID Diaries: Stories of Resilience, a 2020 project between WDET and Documenting Detroit which won an Edward R. Murrow Award for Excellence in Innovation. Her work has appeared in Detour Detroit, Planet Detroit, Outlier Media, the Detroit Free Press, Michigan Quarterly Review, and Black in the Middle: An Anthology of the Black Midwest, one of the St. Louis Post Dispatch’s Best Books of 2020. She specializes in multimedia journalism, arts and culture, and authentic community storytelling. Wise Randolph studied English and theatre arts at Howard University and has a BA in arts, sociology and Africana studies at Wayne State University. She can be reached at info@mindsitenews.org.
Niesha Lee gives back to her community by offering free salon services at Detroit Rescue Mission Ministries Genesis House II, the very shelter that once helped her.
Some people suffer withdrawal symptoms long after quitting antidepressants – so one doctor recommends slow tapering. And New York Times reporter Ellen Barry shares what she’s learned from reporting on mental health.
Advocates say Mayor Daniel Lurie's proposed 2-hour parking limit for RVs will hurt homeless people living in them, including those with mental health problems.
Screen-free time may be the best reason to send your teen to camp. Also, new research shows that Head Start may reduce gun violence in later life. Plus: Medicaid work requirements may hurt families.
Ketogenic diets offer hope to young people struggling with severe mental illness. ICE raids continue to terrify families, forcing teens to become breadwinners and work for the release of parents. And more.
A report on the city's mental health after Trump sends in the National Guard and Marines to quell anti-ICE protests over the objections of Governor Gavin Newsom.