Black Men and Mental Health

Friday, March 18, 2022 at 9:00 AM - Online

About this Event
In many ways, Black men in America defy the odds every day. The mental health of this amazingly resilient population has, until recently, been overlooked by mental health treatment systems. The physical health of Black men has been devalued by events like the Tuskegee Experiment. And none of those treatment systems have yet to fully earn the trust of this population. Statistics on rates of mental illness may be largely unreliable as varying symptom definitions and semantic differences contribute to the underreporting of DSM criteria. Despite the lack of historical research, recent research is shedding light on the mental health of Black American men and their coping skills across the lifespan. This course provides an overview of recent (2019-2022) findings and best practices for serving Black American men in counseling. By the end of this course, participants will be able to:

(1) Describe the psychosocial influences on African American men’s mental health and how racial discrimination effects differ by gender,

(2) Discuss the age-specific concerns of African American men across the lifespan from elementary school to older adulthood, and

(3) Discuss new research-informed responses to the mental health care of Black American men.

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