Health Equity and Racism
PsychHub has compiled a doucment of Race, Racism and Mental Health Resources. This includes organizations, books and online resources.
Massachusetts Coalition for Suicide Prevention (MCSP): Widening the Lens: Exploring the Role of Social Justice in Suicide Prevention, A Racial Equity Toolkit
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) has released resources that can be applied to health clinics, treatment centers and recovery spaces:
- Trauma, Racism, Chronic Stress and the Health of Black Americans
- Racial Equity Tools
- Anti-Racism Work in Recovery Spaces
- American Addiction Centers: Alcohol and Drug Abuse Among African Americans
- The 8R's of Talking About Race: How to Have Meaningful Conversations
- Scaffolded Anti-Racist Resources
- How to Manage When Things Are Not Okay (And Haven't Been for Centuries)
The Kennedy Forum: "Take a Stand for Black Mental Health"
Thema Bryant-Davis, Tyonna Adams, Adrianna Alejandre, and Anthea A. Gray, "The Trauma Lens of Police Violence against Racisl and Ethnic Minorities"
- Published in the Journal of Social Issues, Vol. 73. No.4, 2017, pp.852-871
The Child Mind Institute has created resources about how to discuss racism and violence with children. Click the links below to access the resources:
- Racism and Violence: How to Help Kids Handle the News
- A Clinical Perspective on Talking to Kids about Racism (Video)
- Helping Children Cope with Frightening News
- How to Foster Resilience in Kids
- What to Do (and Not Do) When Kids Are Anxious
Huffington Post's Jillian Wilson article called "One Way To Be an Ally Right Now? Support Black Mental Health"
University of Orange's free three-phase online book group, which is reading From Enforcers to Guardians: A Public Health Primer on Ending Police Violence. Click here to register.
