Where Are You? Black Mental Health Model

Emerging adulthood is a time of instability. This longitudinal study investigated the relationship between mental health and need satisfaction among emerging adults over a period of five years and focused on gender-specific differences. Two possible causal models were examined: (1) the mental health model, which predicts that incongruence is due to the presence of impaired mental health at an earlier point in time; (2) the consistency model, which predicts that impaired mental health is due to a higher level of incongruence reported at an earlier point in time. Emerging adults (N = 1,017) aged 18–24 completed computer-assisted telephone interviews in 2003 (T1), 2005 (T2), and 2008 (T3). The results indicate that better mental health at T1 predicts a lower level of incongruence two years later (T2), when prior level of incongruence is controlled for. The same cross-lagged effect is shown for T3. However, the cross-lagged paths from incongruence to mental health are marginally associated when prior mental health is controlled for. No gender differences were found in the cross-lagged model. The results support the mental health model and show that incongruence does not have a long-lasting negative effect on mental health. The results highlight the importance of identifying emerging adults with poor mental health early to provide support regarding need satisfaction.

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Truth in numbers? Emancipation, race, and federal census statistics in the debates over Black mental health in the United States, 1840–1900

Endeavour ◽

10.1016/j.endeavour.2021.100766 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 45 (1-2) ◽

pp. 100766

Author(s):

Élodie Grossi

Keyword(s):

Mental Health ◽

United States ◽

The United States ◽

Black Mental Health

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Investigating Race-related Stress, Burnout, and Secondary Traumatic Stress for Black Mental Health Therapists

Journal of Black Psychology ◽

10.1177/00957984211033963 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 009579842110339

Author(s):

E Mackenzie Shell ◽

Daniel Teodorescu ◽

Lauren D. Williams

Keyword(s):

Mental Health ◽

Traumatic Stress ◽

Secondary Traumatic Stress ◽

Demographic Variables ◽

Future Research ◽

Mental Health Therapists ◽

Quality Of Life Scale ◽

Related Stress ◽

Race Related Stress ◽

Black Mental Health

The present study examines the relationships among burnout, secondary traumatic stress (STS), and race-related stress among a national sample of 250 Black mental health therapists (counselors, social workers, psychologists, and marriage and family therapists). We investigated the predictive nature of the three subscales (Individual Racism, Cultural Racism, and Institutional Racism) of the Index of Race-Related Stress–Brief Version (IRRS-B) and selected demographic variables on therapists’ reports of burnout and STS assessed on the Professional Quality of Life Scale–Version 5 (ProQOL-5). All three forms of race-related stress significantly predicted both burnout and STS for Black mental health therapists. Of the demographic variables, hours worked per week significantly predicted burnout and STS. Additionally, highest degree obtained significantly predicted STS for Black mental health therapists. The utility of these findings in understanding the connections among race-related stress, burnout, and STS are discussed as well as directions for future research.

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Dr. Obari Adeye Cartman: Healing, Youth Work, and Masculinity

Contexts ◽

10.1177/15365042211012063 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 20 (2) ◽

pp. 8-9

Author(s):

Rod Martinez

Keyword(s):

Mental Health ◽

Associate Editor ◽

Program Director ◽

Theory And Practice ◽

Youth Work ◽

Mental Health Providers ◽

Health Providers ◽

South Side ◽

Cultural Programming ◽

Black Mental Health

Dr. Obari Adeye Cartman is an accomplished author, and he serves as the program director for Real Men Charities, Inc. This Chicago-based organization works with men, youth, and families to promote wellness through cultural programming. Dr. Cartman is also the President of the Chicago Association of Black Psychologists, associate editor of South Side Drive Magazine, and maintains a directory of Black mental health providers. Having been raised in a family that honored African traditions, his work marries theory and practice in very intentional and critical ways.

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