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

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Walker, Rheeda, author.

Akbar, Naʼim, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

African Americans--Mental health.

African Americans.

Genre:

Self-help publications.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (234 pages)

Place of Publication:

2020.

Oakland, CA : New Harbinger Publications, [2020]

Summary:

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.

Contents:

Intro

Contents

Foreword

CHAPTER 1. The Psychological Crisis Is Real: Let's Fight for Our Sanity Together

PART 1: Recognize Serious Threats to Emotional Health and Life

CHAPTER 2. What You Can Do If Death Seems Like the Best End to Pain

CHAPTER 3. Poor Diet, Neglected Health, Addiction, and Low-key Suicide

CHAPTER 4. The Anxiety and Depression Beneath It All

CHAPTER 5. Racism Is Bad for You

CHAPTER 6. Assimilating and Internalizing Racism

PART 2: Reclaim Your Mind to Reclaim a Life Worth Living

CHAPTER 7. Exploring and Expanding Meaningful Blackness

CHAPTER 8. Making the Most of Your Spiritual Resourcefulness

CHAPTER 9. Being Genuine About Needing Help Makes Getting Help Possible

CHAPTER 10. How to Make "Therapy" Work, When You Need It

CHAPTER 11. Apply New and Improved Tools to Overcome Stress

CHAPTER 12. Claiming Your Truths Makes Change Possible

Acknowledgments

Notes

About the Author.

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9781684034154

1684034159

OCLC:

1151190716