You Got it Sis!: Representation, Access and Mental Health in the Black community
Hey y'all! Tune in for some information about stigma, access, and mental health statistics in the Black Community. Make sure you follow me @gsmittyyyy on Instagram and @gsmittyyy on Tik Tok! Podcasts Mentioned: Therapy for Black Girls and Affirmation Pod by Josie Ong Works Cited: Yes they're in MLA because I copied it from my paper 😂 Baoku, Hafeez. “Challenging Mental Health Stigma in the Black Community.” NAMI, National Alliance on Mental Illness, 27 July 2018, www.nami.org/Blogs/NAMI-Blog/July-2018/Challenging-Mental-Health-Stigma-in-the-Black-Comm. “Depression in Black Americans: Causes, Statistics, and Treatments.” Medical News Today, MediLexicon International, www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/black-depression. Givens, Dana. “The Extra Stigma of Mental Illness for African-Americans.” The New York Times, The New York Times, 25 Aug. 2020, www.nytimes.com/2020/08/25/well/mind/black-mental-health.html. Lin, Luona, et al. “How Diverse Is the Psychology Workforce?” Monitor on Psychology, American Psychological Association, Feb. 2018, www.apa.org/monitor/2018/02/datapoint. Noted., WSJ. “Young Black Americans Are Embracing Mental Healthcare More.” The Wall Street Journal, Dow Jones & Company, 15 July 2020, www.wsj.com/articles/young-black-americans-are-embracing-mental-healthcare-more-11594838085. Smith, Gaelyn D. “Research Question for TRF 696 Project.” 17 Nov. 2020. “Table A-2. Employment Status of the Civilian Population by Race, Sex, and Age.” U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, 6 Nov. 2020, www.bls.gov/news.release/empsit.t02.htm. Williams, Monica T. “Why African Americans Avoid Psychotherapy.” Psychology Today, Psychology Today, 2 Nov. 2011, www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/culturally-speaking/201111/why-african-americans-avoid-psychotherapy. Woods-Giscombé, Cheryl L., and Susan A. Gaylord. “The Cultural Relevance of Mindfulness Meditation as a Health Intervention for African Americans.” Journal of Holistic Nursing, vol. 32, no. 3, 2014, pp. 147–160., doi:10.1177/0898010113519010.
