On Juneteenth, Black Women Reflect on Seeking Freedom…

On June 19, 1865—the day we now commemorate as “Juneteenth”—the enslaved people of Galveston, Texas, learned they were free. The Emancipation Proclamation had been signed more than two years earlier. The news had simply not arrived until then. I think about that gap often. The distance between the announcement of freedom and the experience of […]

Does Preventing Depression Look Different for Black…

For decades, researchers have developed and tested adolescent depression prevention programs that show strong results. But a new study reveals a major flaw in the evidence base: These programs, largely tested on white youth, may not work equally well for everyone. The peer-reviewed study examined the effects of a culturally adapted school-based depression prevention program […]

Resistance in the Black Community to Mental Health Services

I met with a group of approximately 40 Black women and proposed this simple question to them: “What Is It?” In my clinical experience, I frequently listen to comments from other Mental health professionals and agency representatives about why the Black community often seems to fail to seek Mental health diagnoses, treatment, and services. Two […]