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Breaking the Stigma Within My Culture
"You should feel pride in the fact that you can discuss your story rather than hide it." -
Why Black Churches Need to Do Better with Mental Health Issues
"It is refreshing to hear a faith leader admit that sometimes prayer just isn’t enough." -
The Interrelationship Between Empathy and Adverse Childhood Experiences and Their Impact on Juvenile Recidivism
Results show youth with higher ACE scores have less empathy at admission and both ACEs and empathy predict recidivism. Most importantly, large gains in empathy are able to dampen the effect of ACEs on recidivism -
How Asian Shame and Stigma Contribute to Suicide
Asian Americans face multiple challenges when it comes to mental health and seeking care. -
Why We Need More Culturally Competent Therapists
"I realized some time ago that no matter how much mental health service I received, those who were providing therapy were not always culturally competent."
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Discrimination and Racism in the History of Mental Health Care
We need to teach this history to mental health professionals so they understand what shaped the approach to mental health for people of color. -
Health Risk Behaviors and Resilience Among Low-Income, Black Primary Care Patients
This study describes an intervention with low-income, Black primary care patients and their experience in changing a health risk behavior. Participant themes, including behavioral coping, personal values, accomplishments and strengths, barriers and strategies, and social support, are understood in relationship to health behavior theories -
NAMI’s Ask the Expert Webinar: Impact of Racism and Trauma on Black Mental Health
Learn from Dr. Christine Crawford as she discusses how the trauma that Black people have faced in this country has not only had adverse effects on their physical health but also their mental health. -
NAMI’s Ask the Expert Webinar: How You Can Help LGBTQ Youth Mental Health
Hear from Sam Brinton, Vice President of Advocacy and Government Affairs at The Trevor Project about the ways, both big and small, that each and every one of us can save the lives of LGBTQ young people.