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. RHEEDA WALKER - YouTube Join Charis in welcoming author Dr. It’s past time to take Black mental health seriously. UNAPOLOGETIC GUIDE TO BLACK MENTAL HEALTH-A CONVERSATION WITH DR.

Navigate a mental health care system that is unequal.

Develop psychological tools to neutralize ongoing stressors and live more fully.

Understand the myriad ways in which these problems impact overall health and quality of life and relationships.

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 inf ormation 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. Walkers practical guide centers on the lives and experiences of Black people to identify, understand, and provide language for our experiences with mental distress and pathways to emotional well-being. Unapologetic Guide to Black Mental Health: Navigate an Unequal System, Learn Tools for Emotional Wellness, and Get the Help you Deserve- Rheeda Walker. Black people die at disproportionately high rates due to chronic illness, suffer from poverty, under-education, and the effects of racism. Rheeda Walker has delivered a much-needed gift in The Unapologetic Guide to Black Mental Health. We can’t deny it any longer: there is a Black mental health crisis in our world today. An unapologetic exploration of the Black mental health crisis-and a comprehensive road map to getting the care you deserve in an unequal system.

The Unapologetic Guide to Black Mental Health by Rheeda Walker