Mental Health In The Black Community Wellness Within

Diminished access to mental health care is one of the many ways systemic racism has affected the Black community — but things are starting to change. “Mental illness is a pervasive issue in the African American community, with many negative social and economic impacts,” explains Owoo. She states that factors driving mental health disparities among African Americans include:distrust of the medical systeminstitutionalized racism and oppressiontrauma caused by racism and violencehealthcare inequitieslack of access to quality mental health carecultural competency gaps among providersthe lack of diverse mental health professionalsthe common stigma of seeking help within the Black community

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