In the past, research on youth suicide focused mainly on white youth, leaving holes in our understanding of mental health and suicidality among Black youth. From 2003 to 2017, a total of1,810 suicide deathsoccurred among Black youth. Suicide rates among Black girls increased twice as much as ...
In this article, the author describes their mental health struggles tied to Black Masculinity as a (former) Black athlete. In particular, the author focuses on the stigma surrounding mental health in the Black community and the ways in which Blackness, Black masculinity, and mental health battles...
They are less likely to access services voluntarily and have higher rates and longer detentions under the Mental Health Act. This problem is compounded by poorer clinical and social recovery outcomes. Various factors such as early adverse life experiences, social deprivation, stigma, racial, and ...
They are less likely to access services voluntarily and have higher rates and longer detentions under the Mental Health Act. This problem is compounded by poorer clinical and social recovery outcomes. Various factors such as early adverse life experiences, social deprivation, stigma, racial, and ...
Unemployment, substance use, and HIV stigma emerged as particularly salient correlates of psychological morbidity, suggesting a need for structural and community-level interventions to address mental health in this population. This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to ...
I do believe the larger conversation that we have on mental health today is positive. We must continue to remove the stigma. This isn’t true. First, you have to recognize the language older generations used to talk about MH. “The …Continue reading→ ...
Racismis a form of traumaso it’s understandable why experiencing forms of brutality, harassment, and stigma can lead to PTSD symptoms. From police brutality tohealth inequalityandracist microaggressions, people of colors’ lived experiences of racism take a severe toll on mental health. Even if...
Mental Health Stigma Why Taraji P. Henson's Message Hits Home for Black Women Dara Winley Ph.D. on January 30, 2024 Gender- and race-based pay gaps negatively impact Black women's mental health. Here's what therapists can do to best support their clients. Suicide Why Are Black Peo...
AIDS Stigma and Contact With Persons With AIDS: Effects of Direct and Vicarious Contact.1 This paper examines the relationship between AIDS-related stigma and (a) direct, personal contact with people with AIDS (PWAs), and (b) vicarious contact—through mass media—with a public figure with AID...
but I wasn’t forthcoming about my mental health because I worried about how I would be perceived. I was worried about the stigma, which I wanted to change. I wanted to help young women like myself. In 2012, to fill the void of mental health education for Black girls, I launchedBlack...