Mental Health Stigmas in the Black Community

• By: Meghann Simpson, BA Peer Advocate
• April 18th, 2023
• black community, cultural competency, mental health, post-traumatic stress disorder, PTSD, Spring 2023 Issue, stigma
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In 2019, the Center of Disease Control and Prevention reported that 47,500 US citizens committed suicide (Suicide, 2022). Of this 47,500, over half identified as Black. This is an estimate of 4 out of 6 suicides committed by People of Color (POC) and 2 out of 6 being Caucasian, Hispanic, and other...