Promoting black women's mental health : what practitioners should know and do / Donna Baptiste, Adia Gooden.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Baptiste, Donna, 1959- author.

Gooden, Adia, 1985- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

African American women--Mental health.

African American women.

African American women--Mental health services.

African American women--Psychology.

Women--Mental health.

Women.

Women--Mental health services.

Women--Psychology.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xii, 406 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Place of Publication:

Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2023.

Summary:

Promoting Black Women's 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 women's self-concepts and mental health. Drawing on a study of Black women across the United States, authors explore the social determinants of Black women's mental health and wellness and Black women's girlhood experiences. The book also explores Black women's 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 women's strength and challenges. Authors include commentary, case examples, reflection questions, and resources to improve practitioners' capacities to help Black women clients to recover, heal, and thrive.

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 26 Jun 2023).

Other Format:

Print version:

ISBN:

9781108913447 (ebook)

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.