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Black adults, especially older individuals, view mental health conditions as a consequence of personal weakness. Socioeconomic status: 10.4% of Black adults have no health insurance. Medical mistrust:
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Studies show that men of color are less likely than women of color to seek treatment or report mental health challenges, despite depression being the most common mental illnesses among this group ...
Joy Harden Bradford (born 1979) [1] is an African American clinical psychologist based in Atlanta, Georgia.She is best known as the founder of a mental health platform called Therapy for Black Girls, which includes a podcast of the same name, that specializes in mental health issues relevant to Black women.
A survey showed only 37% of African-American adults sought mental health treatment, despite being 20% more likely to have a mental health condition.
In 2014, Therapy for Black Girls was created to form an online space dedicated to encouraging the mental wellness of Black women and girls. Therapy for Black Girls focuses on making mental health topics more relevant and accessible for Black women. This platform uses pop culture to illustrate psychological concepts. [importance?] [53]
The first meeting held to address these issues in mental health led to the formation of the National Alliance for the Mentally Ill [11] [12] in 1979. In 1997, the legal name was changed to the acronym NAMI by a vote of the membership due to concerns that the name National Alliance for the Mentally Ill did not use person-first language .
As we conclude Minority Mental Health Month, it’s important that we remain focused on a pressing issue—that is, the pervasive stigma surrounding mental health in Black and brown communities in ...