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Title African Americans and mental health : practical and strategic solutions to barriers, needs, and challenges / Mary Olufunmilayo Adekson, editor
Published Cham, Switzerland : Springer, [2021]
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Description 1 online resource (xxv, 145 pages)
Contents Who are African Americans? / Beverly J. O'Bryant -- Identifying barriers and access to mental health care for African Americans / LaTonya M. Summers, Lyndon P. Abrams, and Henry L. Harris -- Challenges mostly unique to African Americans / Clewiston D. Challenger and Timothy Eng -- African American mental health : challenges and opportunities / Brittany L. Dennis -- Mental health challenges unique to African American children and adolescents / Kimberly N. Frazier -- Diagnosis issues with African Americans / Jacqueline R. Smith -- Culture of family togetherness, emotional resilience, and spiritual lifestyles inherent in African Americans from the time of slavery until now / Fawn T. Robinson and Quiana Golphin -- The trauma of being an African American in the twenty-first century / Keith Dempsey -- Training, recruiting, and retaining African American mental health professionals / Jude T. Austin II and Julius A. Austin -- The mental health needs of some unique groups among African American populations / Julius A. Austin and Jude T. Austin II -- Roads for African Americans to live enhanced and improved mentally healthy lives / Ariel Encalade Mitchell -- Solutions-oriented intervention models for African American mental health / Denise Gilstrap -- Practical strategic improvements for African American mental health / Nivischi N. Edwards, Shauna Thompson, and Lynn Bohecker -- Treatment strategies and healing related to African American mental health / Victoria D. Austin -- Epilogue : where do we go from here?
Summary This book enumerates the unique challenges, barriers, needs, and trauma of being an African American in the United States, and at the same time highlights what needs to be done to improve and foster the mental health healing of this population. This includes practical applications and strategic solutions that work, such as the family togetherness and ardent spiritual beliefs that form the basis for resilient and vibrant mental health among African Americans. This contributed volume features the authorship of counseling professionals, most of whom are African American themselves. Because of their own personal experiences, they are able to emphasize cogent helping strategies for this population, to show how to move forward with encouragement. The book also highlights ways to promote life that is mentally healthy and holistic for African Americans. Topics covered within the chapters include: Mental Health Challenges Unique to African American Children and Adolescents Diagnosis Issues with African Americans Culture of Family Togetherness, Emotional Resilience, and Spiritual Lifestyles Inherent in African Americans from the Time of Slavery Until Now The Trauma of Being an African American in the 21st Century Training, Recruiting, and Retaining African American Mental Health Professionals African Americans and Mental Health: Practical and Strategic Solutions to Barriers, Needs, and Challenges is an essential resource for helping professionals who work with this population, including psychiatrists, counselors, psychologists, social workers, and other mental health professionals. The book also should be of interest to researchers, instructors, and students in Counseling, Social Work, and Psychology
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes Online resource; title from PDF title page (SpringerLink, viewed November 16, 2021)
Subject African Americans -- Mental health.
African Americans -- Mental health services
African Americans -- Mental health
African Americans -- Mental health services
Form Electronic book
Author Adekson, Mary Olufunmilayo, editor.
ISBN 9783030771317
3030771318