These Virtual Mental Health Resources for Black Women Can Make All the Difference | NAMI: National Alliance on Mental Illness

These Virtual Mental Health Resources for Black Women Can Make All the Difference

Posted on June 1, 2020

Racism and racial trauma continues to affect the mental wellbeing of Black people, who already face so many obstacles when it comes to receiving mental health treatment. As the National Alliance on Mental Illness stated, "racism is a public health crisis." If you feel like the continued incidents of police brutality and lack of injustice for Black lives (on top of living in a society that upholds systems of racism) are taking a toll on your mental health, the article provides resources that could be helpful right now.

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