Washington Wellness Podcast

🧠 In 2008, July was designated as the Bebe Moore Campbell National Minority Mental Health Awareness Month.

👩🏾 Bebe Moore Campbell was a novelist, journalist, author and advocate for those affected by mental illness.

🔎 Here are a few minority mental health statistics:

• The prevalence of mental illness in minority communities seems to be less than that in white communities but researchers attribute this to cultural stigma.
• Of all adults diagnosed with mental illness, only 31% of Black and Hispanic people and 22% of Asian people receive treatment.
• Racial/ethnic minority youth with behavioral health issues are more readily referred to the juvenile justice system than to speciality primary care, compared to white youth.
• Le***an, gay and bisexual youth are 4x more likely to attempt su***de than straight youth.
• Transgender adults are nearly 12x more likely to attempt su***de than the general population.

💚 If you or someone you know is dealing with a mental illness you are . resources for underrepresented communities can be found on the American Foundation for Su***de Prevention website (afsp.org)