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The unapologetic guide to Black mental health : navigate an unequal system, learn tools for emotional wellness, and get the help you deserve / Rheeda Walker.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: Oakland, CA : New Harbinger Publications, Incorporated, (c)2020.Description: 1 online resource (ix, 218 pages)Content type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9781684034161
  • 9781684034154
Other title:
  • Guide to Black mental health
  • Black mental health
Subject(s): Genre/Form: LOC classification:
  • RC451 .U537 2020
  • RC451
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Contents:
The psychological crisis is real : let's fight for our sanity together. -- Recognize serious threats to emotional health and life -- What you can do if death seems like the best end to pain -- Poor diet, neglected health, addiction, and low-key suicide -- The anxiety and depression beneath it all -- Racism is bad for you -- Assimilating and internalizing racism. -- Reclaim your mind to reclaim a life worth living -- Exploring and expanding meaningful Blackness -- Making the most of your spiritual resourcefulness -- Being genuine about needing help makes getting help possible -- How to make "therapy" work, when you need it -- Apply new and improved tools to overcome stress -- Claiming your truths makes change possible.
Subject: There is an unaddressed Black mental health crisis in our world today. In The Unapologetic Guide to Black Mental Health, psychologist Reeda Walker offers a comprehensive guide to help African Americans combat stigma, increase awareness around mental illness, practice emotional wellness, and get the best care possible for Black people in an unequal system.
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Includes bibliographies and index.

The psychological crisis is real : let's fight for our sanity together. -- Recognize serious threats to emotional health and life -- What you can do if death seems like the best end to pain -- Poor diet, neglected health, addiction, and low-key suicide -- The anxiety and depression beneath it all -- Racism is bad for you -- Assimilating and internalizing racism. -- Reclaim your mind to reclaim a life worth living -- Exploring and expanding meaningful Blackness -- Making the most of your spiritual resourcefulness -- Being genuine about needing help makes getting help possible -- How to make "therapy" work, when you need it -- Apply new and improved tools to overcome stress -- Claiming your truths makes change possible.

There is an unaddressed Black mental health crisis in our world today. In The Unapologetic Guide to Black Mental Health, psychologist Reeda Walker offers a comprehensive guide to help African Americans combat stigma, increase awareness around mental illness, practice emotional wellness, and get the best care possible for Black people in an unequal system.

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