Many people often confide with their barbers, and it can often make a hairdresser feel like an amateur psychologist. Now a new program called Barbershop Talk has given African American men a new outlet to talk openly about their mental health issues.
While a lot of people will talk to their barbers and hairdressers about everything and nothing just to pass the time, this program is encouraging a number of African American men to make their mental and physical well-being part of the discussion as well, and apparently, it’s helping.
As NBC reports, this is an event that is currently in its second year, and as the network explains, “it uses a barber’s counseling and conversation skills normally used in the shop in a community setting instead.” Apparently in a different setting men feel more comfortable about opening up about their feelings, and this program was set up in conjunction with The National African American Male Wellness Initiative.