BEYONDTHESTIGMA:BARRIERSAND BREAKTHROUGHSINBLACKMENTALHEALTH
RESOURCES ON MENTAL HEALTH DESERTS
BehavioralandMentalHealth:ANationalCrisis
ImpactingBlackYouth-CongressionalBlackCaucusFoundation
ThispolicybriefexplorestrendslinkedtoBlackyouth’sbehavioraland mentalhealth,currenteffortstoexpandbehavioralandmentalhealth services,andwaystoincreaseaccesstocriticalcare.
CallBlackLine®-(800)604-5841
CallBlackLine®workstoreducementalhealthstigmaincommunitiesof colorbyprovidingcrisiscounselingthatcenterstheneedsofBIPOC people.Thehotlinealsoprovidesaforumforreportingnegative interactionswithlawenforcementorraciallymotivatedhatecrimes.
TheEconomicBurdenofMentalHealthInequitiesintheUS-Satcher HealthLeadershipInstitute
Thispolicybriefoutlinestheimpactofbehavioralhealthworkforce shortagesandotherbarrierstoaccessingmentalhealthcareservices onmarginalizedcommunities.
HealthEquity:AfricanAmericansandPublicHealth-DanielE.Dawes, Dr.KishaB.Holden,andDr.DavidR.Williams
ThisbookoffersacomprehensivelookatthebarriersBlack Americansfaceinthehealthcaresystem.Itincludeschapterson decreasingstigmaaroundmentalhealthchallengesandsystemic racismwithinthebehavioralhealthsystem.
MentalHealthCareAccessAcrosstheCountry-ABCNews
ThisinteractivemapusesdatafromtheU.S.CentersforMedicare& MedicaidServicestoillustratethenumberofpsychologists, psychiatrists,counselorsandothermentalhealthprovidersper 100,000residentsbycounty.
MentalHealthDisparities:AfricanAmericans-AmericanPsychiatric Association
ThisfactsheetprovidesstatisticsaboutBlackAmericansandthe barriersthatlimittheiraccesstomentalhealthcare.
NationalMentalHealthEquityFramework–TheEquityBraintrust
Thisframeworkaddressessystemicinequitiesinmentalhealth careandoffersactionablesolutionstodiversifythementalhealth workforce.
QuestionstoAskWhenVisitingHealthandHealingProfessionals–Pre-Visit-BlackEmotionalandMentalHealthCollective(BEAM)
ThisresourceprovidesquestionsforBlackpeopleseekingmental healthsupporttoaskpriortomeetingwithaprovider.
RECASTingracialstressandtrauma:Theorizingthehealingpotential ofracialsocializationinfamilies-Dr.RianaElyseAndersonandDr. HowardStevenson
ThisarticleintroducestheRECASTtheorytoshowhowracial socializationcanhelpyouthandfamiliesofcolorcopewithracebasedtraumaticstress.
StateoftheBehavioralHealthWorkforce,2024-NationalCenterfor HealthWorkforceAnalysis
Thisreportanalyzesthecurrentbehavioralhealthworkforce supplyanddistributionintheUnitedStatesandexaminesthe factorsimpactingaccesstobehavioralhealthcareservices.
WhatPolicymakersCanDotoAddressOurBehavioralHealthCrisisTheCommonwealthFund
Thisresourceofferspolicyrecommendationsforlawmakersatall levelstoreformthebehavioralhealthsystemintheirjurisdictions.
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