Black Minds Matter!

Stop belittling the mental health struggles of Black people

Members of the black community are most likely to suffer from mental health issues, but a recent study suggests that they frequently do not get the treatment they deserve. Studies have shown a correlation between unresolved mental health conditions and missing more days at work, leading to lower pay and a harder time climbing the career ladder. This dynamic impacts people of color overwhelmingly. This has crucial consequences because when faced with a mental illness, it affects the willingness of black people to stay working.

The study also highlights that black people are three times more likely to suffer extreme mental depression than Asians and almost two times more likely than Latinos and Whites. The study points to inequalities based on gender: women are more likely to give up seeking mental health care than men and are more likely to lose many days of work as a consequence, placing their source of income at risk. Racism and inequality can lead to depression and anxiety, as well as the stresses induced by violent crime, especially in communities where people are mostly black. For African American females, this is especially challenging.

There is a lot of stigma, guilt, and insecurity around mental health, and women are still dealing with the necessity to be resilient. They bury the issue and go to work to pay their bills, to earn money, and to move forward.

Discrimination, along with the direct or indirect effects of violent crime, often contributes, especially in the black community, to depression, anxiety, and high psychological and physiological stress, black people are two and a half times more likely to die from a heart attack than any other race.

One of the reasons that many black immigrants are hesitant to pursue the mental health care they need is the threat of deportation.

They showed that black people were less able to get the mental health care they required…

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