Mental Health: Race, Stigma, Katrina...

Race and Mental Health After Katrina, by Alix Spiegel (5m 27s) Morning Edition, November 18, 2005 · In the wake of **** Katrina, almost half the residents of New Orleans are in need of mental health services. Health experts say African Americans experiencing emotional problems are not likely to seek care. This is the final of four reports in a series on mental health after the storm. Listen (WMA): http://www.npr.org/dmg/dmg.php?prgCode=ME&showDate=18-Nov-2005&segNum=6&mediaPref=WM&getUnderwriting=1 Stigma Can Prevent Much-Needed Mental Help (3m 29s) Morning Edition, November 18, 2005 · When a member of her family was diagnosed with a mental illness, author and commentator Bebe Moore Campbell learned that shame was one of the biggest obstacles to treatment. She calls for Americans -- particularly people of color -- to de-stigmatize mental illness. Listen (WMA): http://www.npr.org/dmg/dmg.php?prgCode=ME&showDate=18-Nov-2005&segNum=7&mediaPref=WM&getUnderwriting=1 There's RealAudio as well, but you can get that yourself!

most black people don't like getting therapy or counseling, even though the majority of us need it

black ppl have the mentality "what goes on in this house stays in this house" and are shy to tell others their business .