The Unapologetic Guide to Black Mental Health by Rheeda Walker

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. It’s past time to take Black mental health seriously. Navigate a mental health care system that is unequal Understand the myriad ways in which these problems impact overall health and quality of life and relationshipsĭevelop psychological tools to neutralize ongoing stressors and live more fully Recognize mental and emotional health problems 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 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 Rheeda Walker offers a. Black people die at disproportionately high rates due to chronic illness, suffer from poverty, under-education, and the effects of racism. There is an unaddressed Black mental health crisis in our world today. Its time to take Black mental health seriously. In addition, the effects of under-education, poverty, and systemic racism have greatly impacted African Americans access to effective mental health treatment. We can’t deny it any longer: there is a Black mental health crisis in our world today. Its time to reclaim your mental healthWe cant deny it any longer: there is a Black mental health crisis in our world today. In The Unapologetic Guide to Black Mental Health, psychologist Reeda Walker offers a comprehensive guide to help African Americans combat stigma, increase awareness around mental illness, practice emotional wellness, and get the best care possible for Black people in an unequal system.Īn unapologetic exploration of the Black mental health crisis-and a comprehensive road map to getting the care you deserve in an unequal system.

There is an unaddressed Black mental health crisis in our world today.

The Unapologetic Guide to Black Mental Health by Rheeda Walker