Black Leaders Call for Increased Mental Health Services

Mental illness too often goes ignored in African-American communities, leaders said at a Congressional Black Caucus session in D.C. on Thursday. “Our children are suffering, and they are literally just dying while walking and living through all the pain they’re going through, State Del. Angela Angel said. D.C.’s Ward 8 is particularly hard hit, Greater Washington Urban League spokesman Charles Ellison said. News4’s Chris Gordon reports.