The Unapologetic Guide to Black Mental Health
We can no longer ignore the undeniable reality: there is a Black mental health crisis in our world today. Black mortality rates are at disproportionately high rates due to chronic illness, poverty, under-education, and the effects of racism. This text is an exploration of Black mental health in contemporary society, exploring the factors that have hindered progress in mental health for African Americans. It also explores what ideal action is needed for African Americans to heal psychological distress, find community, and undo stigma and marginalization to provide access to effective mental health resources.
In The Unapologetic Guide to Black Mental Health, African American mental health expert and psychologist Rheeda Walker, PhD., offers insights on the mental health crisis in the Black community, ways to combat stigma, identifying potential symptoms, how to practice emotional wellness, and how to get the best treatment possible.
This breakthrough book will help you:
- Recognize symptoms related to mental and emotional health issues.
- Understand the myriad ways in which these issues impact overall health and quality of life and relationships, and how to combat stigma.
- Develop psychological tools to neutralize ongoing stressors and live more fully.
- Navigate a mental health care system that is inequitable.
The time has come to take Black mental health seriously. Whether you suffer yourself, have a loved one who needs help, or are a mental health professional working with the Black community, this book is an essential and much-needed resource.
ISBN: 9781684034147
