Some Thoughts Regarding Stigma: The Often Silent Obstacle to Mental Health and Substance Care Among African Americans

• By: Tyffani Dent, PsyD Lorna Hines-Cunningham, LCSW/R, ACSW Black Women's Blueprint
• July 14th, 2022
• African Americans, mental health stigma, mistrust, slavery, social stigma, stigma, Summer 2022 Issue, Tuskegee Experiment
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The term stigma according to the Merriam Webster dictionary is Greek or Latin and indicates “a mark of shame or discredit.” It most often refers to “a set of negative and often unfair beliefs that a society or group of people have about something.” When addressing the concept of stigma...