July 2024 is National Minority Mental Health Awareness Month
Everyone deserves equal access to culturally sensitive mental health services
When you are struggling with your mental health, it is easy to feel isolated and alone. Breaking through the stigma and shame that is often associated with a mental health diagnosis to get treatment is critical in recovery. Unfortunately, in many minority communities, there is a distrust of the healthcare system, and there can be additional barriers to finding culturally-responsive care, or care in a native language other than English.
During the month of July, it is a time to raise awareness of the challenges that many individuals face when accessing mental healthcare. By shining a light on the disparities that minority communities face when accessing mental healthcare, we can advocate for change. The more each one of us speaks up and breaks the stigma against mental healthcare, we can all do our part to create mental health equity for everyone!
According to the Office of Minority Health,
This July, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of Minority Health (OMH) is focusing on improving mental health outcomes for racial and ethnic minority and American Indian/Alaska Native (AI/AN) communities through its 2024 theme…
