Therapist Insights

A mental health diagnosis can be a valuable resource in receiving effective treatment and improving your overall quality of life.

As a result of repeated exposure to racial trauma, Black Americans are 20% more likely to live with a mental illness than White people. In the United States, a lack of access to culturally responsive care—care tailored to the needs of marginalized communities—further intensifies the psychological effects of racial trauma among Black communities.

Several recent national surveys indicate major depression, also known as clinical depression, and other depressive disorders have become a mental health epidemic among an entire generation of young adults.