Mental Health in BIPOC Communities: How to Reduce Stigma and Barriers

• By: Rakel Beall-Wilkins, MD, MPH Magellan Health
• April 18th, 2023
• community advocacy, fear, implicit bias, mental health crisis, mental health stigma, racism, social disparities, Spring 2023 Issue, stigma, stigma reduction
• 3398    0

Much of the stigma around mental health stems from crisis situations. We fear people who seem out of control, especially when we don’t know how to support them. For Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC), social disparities can compound that fear. During my career, I’ve worked in...

How We as Practitioners Can Foster Stigma

• By: Sa'uda K. Dunlap, LCSW Lisa Furst, LMSW, MPH John Orr, MA, LMHC Vibrant Emotional Health
• July 14th, 2022
• implicit bias, mental health practitioners, mental health stigma, stereotypes, stigma, Summer 2022 Issue, therapeutic relationships
• 1386    0

Practitioners, despite our best intentions, may unconsciously foster stigma by downplaying or not recognizing the ways in which power dynamics, implicit bias, stereotypes, and lack of cultural humility can all build barriers to care. To illustrate the stigmatizing potential of a...