Jacquese Armstrong writes about how to better address misdiagnosing African Americans with schizophrenia and other mental illnesses.
Jacquese Armstrong
Jacquese Armstrong, author of "blues legacy" (Broadside Lotus Press, 2019) and "birthing yourself naturally: motivational reflections on a mental health journey" (KDP, 2022) was the recipient of the 2019 Naomi Long Madgett Poetry Award and 2015 Ambassador Award from the State of New Jersey Governor’s Council on Mental Health Stigma for promoting wellness and recovery and reducing stigma through the arts. She was a 2024-2025 Women’s eNews Loreen Arbus Accessibility is Fundamental Journalism Fellow. Her next book, "fabricating a home ‘cause you never had one," Jacquese’s hybrid memoir documenting four decades of her mental health recovery journey, will be released by Aquarius Press Willow Books, January 27, 2026.