Kansas City man starts podcast to highlight Black mental health, wellness [Video]

Editor’s Note: This story is part of a series of stories, “Are You OK?” from KSHB 41 News and the KSHB 41 Community Advisory Board during Mental Health Awareness Month. Additional mental health resources are available in Kansas and Missouri. Help is always available by dialing 988.

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May is Mental Health Awareness month and KSHB 41 is highlighting people in our community who are raising awareness about this topic.

One of those people is 26-year-old Kent “KC” Crockett.

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In the beginning of 2021, Crockett attempted to take his life.

“I was in a psychiatric facility, I went to that psychiatric facility because I tried to commit suicide,” Crockett said on his YouTube channel. “Luckily, I was unsuccessful … but not for any reason, but because someone tried to stop me, literally basically someone caught me from being able to jump into the …