TODAY (7/20, Holohan) reports on the impacts of racism on the mental health of Black women, as well as the barriers for Black women in seeking mental health treatment. Although “African Americans experience mental illness at the same rate as other Americans, they’re more likely to receive inadequate care or no care at all.” TODAY adds, “The American Psychiatric Association estimates that one out of every three Black people who need mental health treatment actually receives it.” TODAY says, “Black women are often underrepresented in research and wary of seeking mental health treatment,” and “the reasons behind both sometimes overlap.”
Related Links:
— “‘We’re looked at as superhuman’: How racism affects Black women’s mental health, “Meghan Holohan, TODAY, July 20, 2020