Orlando, Fla. (Ivanhoe Newswire) – July is National Minority Mental Health Month, a critical time to confront a stark reality: while mental health challenges affect people of all backgrounds, the path to accessing care is often far more difficult for minority communities.
Consider this, in 2023, only about 15 percent of black adults received mental health treatment, compared to 27 percent of their white counterparts. That same year, data revealed that across all mental illnesses, minorities were less likely to receive the support they needed.
Whether you’re black, white or brown, a woman or a man, young or old … mental illness doesn’t discriminate. But for minorities, getting help can be more difficult…