Black Americans’ contributions to the field of mental health have been long overlooked. Check out these trailblazers!





















Mental Health America Resources For Black And African Americans
Bipolar Disorder And African Americans
Depression And African Americans
Black And African American Communities And Mental Health
The Association of Black Psychologists, Inc.
Other Scholarly Resources
In Our Own Voice: African-American Stories of Oppression, Survival, and Recovery in Mental Health Systems
by Vanessa Jackson
Chapter 3: Mental Health Care for African Americans
(Chapter from Mental Health: Culture, Race, and Ethnicity: A Supplement to Mental Health: A Report of the Surgeon General), Department of Health and Human Services
Pathways to Integrated Health Care: Strategies for African American Communities and Organizations
Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Minority Health
African American Men and Women’s Attitude Toward Mental Illness, Perceptions of Stigma, and Preferred Coping Behaviors
by Ward, Wiltshire, Detry, & Brown