...Afiya Mbilishaka Abstract Most Black women who experience psychological distress do not receive mental health services because the dominant model of service delivery is often inaccessible and culturally disengaged. This mismatch of westernized approaches to mental health neglects the cultural...

...Jameta N. Barlow Abstract The resistance and reinforcement of structures of gender and race are central to a discussion on identity politics and intersectionality in mental health services research. The goal of the Saving Our Sisters’ (SOS) digital archive project ( www.savingoursistersproject.com...

... and mental health problems such as depression and anxiety disorders. Despite these challenges, Black women actively seek out support from multiple formal institutions to keep themselves and their families safe. Yet Black women face structural barriers when they seek assistance. Using a Black feminist...

... an “us” versus “them” mentality. This article analyzes the discourse of empire, a metaphor that has been used time after time to construct a mythical and menacing Other. In contrast, the portrait of Asian women in cinema and television news as traditional, veiled, and inhabiting a separate sphere adds...

...” versus “them” mentality. I analyze the discourse of empire, a metaphor that has been used time after time to construct a mythical and menacing Other. In contrast, the portrait of Asian women in cinema and television news as traditional, veiled, and inhabiting a separate sphere adds to this representation...

..., and as examples of why I fight for social justice and equity. What I have overlooked as a feminist and a womanist is the practice and importance of self-care and self-love as foundational tenets of my mental health and wellness. The above quote is an example of the type of statements I hear from the women...

... data collected through the Black Women's Health Study led by researchers at Boston University. In the 2011 survey, participants were asked how they rated their own health, and the majority reported that they saw themselves on the healthy side of the mental health spectrum and its impact...

..., and lamented over the major gaps in public health and health promotion efforts to effectively address the health of Black girls and women. We nodded in agreement with narratives of family and friends managing fibroid tumors, autoimmune diseases, diabetes, cancers, and mental health conditions. We considered...

... Watch . Johnson Regina . 1998 . Legal Interview. Valley State Prison for Women . 3 March . Kupers Terry . 2000 . Prison Madness: The Mental Health Crisis Behind Bars and What We Must Do About It . San Francisco : Jossey-Bass . Live Jail-Cam . 2001 . 23 May . http...

... of prison. Violence in prison is directed at the psyche as well as the body. Increasingly, prisons in the U.S. are becoming a primary response to mental illness among poor people. The institutionalization of mentally ill people, historically, has been used more often against women than RACE, GENDER...

... for resolving depression and other types of distress among African Americans. Little did I know that I would eventually combine my quest for knowledge about the root causes of health disparities with my passion for mental health to develop what we now refer to as the Superwoman Schema (Woods-Giscombe 2010). I...

... the idea of a unified mindset being programmed from within a closed cultural system and transcending spatial differences. The idea of a primitive mentality put forth by the French philosopher Lucien Lévy-Bruhl (1857–1939) is one example of such a theorization of culture and civilization. According to Lévy...

... and communities because the welfare of those families and communities is profoundly affected by the injustices that characterize U.S. political, economic, and social institutions.” Hence, while Gaines may have been labeled “crazy,” “mentally ill,” or “volatile” by the white press, and “a threat” by state agents...

... in hopelessness. My mother has a plan. My mother has a plan for my father too. She feared that he would suffer in his death. Her rationale was his eruptive emotion, his inability to easily let go, which often trapped him into a mental reaction in which he would say something hurtful—something others would...

..., and HIV/AIDS (National Center for Health Statistics 2017). Other health issues of special relevance to black women relate to maternal and reproductive health, lupus, and domestic violence. Mental health disparities are more difficult to assess from available data, but what is clear is that SHIRIKI...

... of this article, this issue is indicative of Martinique's postcolonial predicament and the mentalities shaped by colonialist assimilation, warranting closer analysis in future work. WORKS CITED Aschenbrenner, Joyce. 1999. "Katherine Dunham: Anthropologist, Artist, Human." In African-American Pioneers...

...-HOP 83 I My double consciousness, multiplied exponential / To hold these facts I'm into, to be exact I'm into / Hill Collins, Tricia Rose, that's how my mental grows / Mohanty, Anzaldua philosophies I know While brothas shouting Huey P., Marcus G. / I'm politicking, sifting through the thoughts...

... Contributions to Strong Black Woman Ideal Endorsement and Black Women's Mental Health." Psychology of Women Quarterly 41, no. 4 (December): 465-78. httpsdoi.org/10.1177/0361684317732330. Tuck, Eve. 2009. "Suspending Damage: A Letter to Communities." Harvard Educational Review 79, no. 3 (Fall): 409-28. Walker...

... with its incapacity to deliver and coordinate even the most basic needs as NGOs run amok in country. Mental health needs are not a priority. Although there are ad-hoc efforts to address the trauma, especially among children, it is clear that what is necessary is a coordinated project at the national level...

... of the reproductive justice movement is to move beyond the pro-choice movement's singular focus on abortion. The Oakland-based advocacy group Asian Communities for Reproductive Justice (ACRJ) defines reproductive justice as: the complete physical, mental, spiritual, political, economic, and social well-being of women...