Category Archives: Children’s Mental Health

Suicide While Black

September 14, 2020 0 comments Children's Mental Health, Family, Health, Health Education, Mental Health, Racism, Social Justice Dr. Leesha

Sound the alarm Black children are in danger. From trauma to poverty to educational inequality to racism, our children face very real threats to their […]

Black Boy, Black Girl – I Love You

June 14, 2020 2 comments Children's Mental Health, Motherhood, Parenting, Racism Dr. Leesha

Some may not celebrate your beauty. Some ridicule your black skin; they mock your thick coils and tendrils. Some wish to extinguish your voice. Some […]

Top 10 Things We Must Tell Our Children

September 23, 2019 0 comments Children's Mental Health, Healthy Living, Motherhood, Parenting Birmingham, drleesha, Mental Health, parenting truth, positive parenting Dr. Leesha

Dr. Leesha’s love messages to her children I LOVE YOU – While our children “know” that we love them, we need to daily demonstrate our […]

Rooted in the Word: Back-to- School Scriptures for the Kids

July 21, 2019 2 comments Children's Mental Health, Healthy Living, Parenting, Schools, Uncategorized children, Dr. Leesha Ellis-Cox, drleesha, Faith, schools Dr. Leesha

Here’s Comes August Now only a few weeks away, the month of August is always an exciting one in the Cox home. We celebrate three […]

To Whom Does My Black Life Matter?

March 13, 2019 9 comments Children's Mental Health, Mental Health, Social Justice children, Dr. Leesha, Dr. Leesha Ellis-Cox, Mental Health Dr. Leesha

A Tough Question That’s really the question at the heart of the issue, isn’t it? Does my black life matter to you, my friends, my […]

Bullying and Depression

November 19, 2018 8 comments Children's Mental Health, Health Education, Mental Health, Schools Birmingham, Birmingham Alabama, children, Depression, Dr. Leesha, Dr. Leesha Ellis-Cox, Mental Health, Psychiatrist, schools, special education Dr. Leesha

Devastating News A few days ago, I learned that 9-year-old Madison Whitsett from Birmingham, Alabama, committed suicide. I have gleaned 3 facts from major news […]

I love that she was real and talked from a parent’s perspective. She talked on our level and not like a psychiatrist with terms we didn’t know. I loved when her daughter jumped on her lap. I though she really gets it. She is realistic and a mom, too.

—Paige L.

The whole woman was ministered to: mind, body, spirit.

—Simone C.

Ditch the Mommy Guilt is a book that ushers mothers through an insightful journey to healthier, happier parenting. Motherhood is one that typically comes with little or no guidance, but Dr. Leesha's brilliant text will assist many mothers in parenting without guilt or second guesses. You must read this smart guide to healthier and happier motherhood ... without any guilt.

—Dr. Ty Moody, Worship Center Christian Church

Does My Child Need Help?

Learn the warning signs and risky behaviors your child shows to signal that he or she needs more help.

Simply fill out the form below, and I’ll send you your FREE download.

We respect your privacy.