America’s First Mental Health Barbershop Movement Comes To Chicago

The Confess Project is training barbers across the U.S. to give an affirmative, listening ear to Black men.

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Black Barber Blood Pressure
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America’s First Mental Health Barbershop Movement Comes To Chicago

The Confess Project is training barbers across the U.S. to give an affirmative, listening ear to Black men.

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A national effort called The Confess Project is training barbers to support the mental health of Black men, including right here in Chicago.

Reset brings on the project founder and a mental health expert who specializes in therapy and wellness for Black men.

GUESTS: Lorenzo Lewis, founder of The Confess Project

Obari Cartman, president of the Chicago Association of Black Psychologists