Volume 4 Archives - The Soul Within

Keeping Up With Your Mental

August 20, 2021September 19, 2021 Alexis George

The conversation surrounding mental health can be a sore one in the Black community. The American Psychiatric Association found this in part due to barriers to care including stigmas associated with “mental illness, distrust of the healthcare system, lack of providers from diverse racial/ethnic backgrounds, lack of culturally competent providers and lack of insurance, underinsurance.” As a result, only one-in-three African Americans who need mental health care receive it.

Mental Health of Black Athletes

August 20, 2021 Armond Sarduy

The experience of being Black in America can vary tremendously but a common shared experience is facing racism and discrimination that can significantly affect a person’s mental health. Being treated or perceived as “less than” because of the color of your skin can be traumatic.

Let’s talk mental health with a Black therapist

August 20, 2021 Tania Sims

For many Black men the idea of talking about their mental health or even acknowledging it, isn’t something that comes easy. Black men have been conditioned and trained to show as little emotion as possible as soon as they’re little boys.This idea of not allowing Black boys to express their emotions or condemning them when they do, only further contributes to the practice of toxic masculinity.