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An unapologetic exploration of the Black mental health crisis--and a comprehensive road map to getting the care you deserve in an unequal system.
We can't deny it any longer: there is a Black mental health crisis in our world today. Black people die at disproportionately high rates due to chronic illness, suffer from poverty, under-education, and the effects of racism. This book is an exploration of Black mental health in today's world, the forces that have undermined mental health progress for African Americans, and what needs to happen for African Americans to heal psychological distress, find community, and undo years of stigma and marginalization in order to access effective mental health care.
In The Unapologetic Guide to Black Mental Health , psychologist and African American mental health expert Rheeda Walker offers important information on the mental health crisis in the Black community, how to combat stigma, spot potential mental illness, how to practice emotional wellness, and how to get the best care possible in system steeped in racial bias.
This breakthrough book will help you:
Recognize mental and emotional health problems Understand the myriad ways in which these problems impact overall health and quality of life and relationships Develop psychological tools to neutralize ongoing stressors and live more fully Navigate a mental health care system that is unequalIt's past time to take Black mental health seriously. Whether you suffer yourself, have a loved one who needs help, or are a mental health professional working with the Black community, this book is an essential and much-needed resource.
Author Notes
Rheeda Walker, PhD, is professor of psychology at the University of Houston. She is a behavioral science researcher and licensed psychologist who has published more than fifty scientific papers on African American adult mental health, suicide, and psychological fortitude.
Table of Contents
Foreword | p. vii |
1 The Psychological Crisis Is Real: Let's Fight for Our Sanity Together | p. 1 |
Part I Recognize Serious Threats to Emotional Health and Life | |
2 What You Can Do If Death Seems Like the Best End to Pain | p. 17 |
3 Poor Diet, Neglected Health, Addiction, and Low-key Suicide | p. 31 |
4 The Anxiety and Depression Beneath It All | p. 41 |
5 Racism Is Bad for You | p. 67 |
6 Assimilating and Internalizing Racism | p. 85 |
Part II Reclaim Your Mind to Reclaim a Life Worth Living | |
7 Exploring and Expanding Meaningful Blackness | p. 99 |
8 Making the Most of Your Spiritual Resourcefulness | p. 119 |
9 Being Genuine About Needing Help Makes Getting Help Possible | p. 139 |
10 How to Make "Therapy" Work, When You Need It | p. 165 |
11 Apply New and Improved Tools to Overcome Stress | p. 187 |
12 Claiming Your Truths Makes Change Possible | p. 207 |
Acknowledgments | p. 213 |
Notes | p. 215 |