Promoting Black Women's Mental Health: What Practitioners Should Know and Do

Promoting Black Womens Mental Health celebrates the strengths and complexities of Black women in American life. Many misunderstand and mis-characterize Black women and underappreciate their important contributions to families, communities, and the nation. In this book, a team of Black women mental health practitioners and scholars discuss a range of conditions that impact Black womens self-concepts and mental health. Drawing on a study of Black women across the United States, authors explore the social determinants of Black womens mental health and wellness and Black womens girlhood experiences. The book also explores Black womens stereotypes, their traumas, how they shift in relationships, and images that affect their racial and gender identity development. The book draws on scholarly and popular sources to present Black womens strength and challenges. Authors include commentary, case examples, re?ection questions, and resources to improve practitioners capacities to help Black women clients to recover, heal, and thrive.