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Mental Health and Race

Yolo Akili Robinson, executive director of the Black Emotional and Mental Health Collective, and Dr. Candice Hargons, Ph.D., director of the Center for Healing Racial Trauma, have made recommendations on how to maintain and preserve your mental health while combating systemic racism and social injustice, especially for black Americans. Check out this article by Alexis Jones for more information.

Parent Resources

How to Talk to Kids/Teens about Race and Trauma

No matter what challenges come up as you talk with your kids, there are lots of great resources out there to help you continue these crucial conversations. Check out the following resources for further help and support along the way:

• Raising Race-Conscious Children

• Tolerance.org

• Embrace Race

• Talking to your children about protests and racism

• Tulsa Kids: How to discuss race and racism with your child

• How to talk to kids about race, privilege amid George Floyd protests

• George Floyd. Ahmaud Arbery. Breonna Taylor. What do we tell our children?

• How to talk to children about shootings: An age-by-age guide

• From Colorlines: The Dos and Don’ts of Talking to Kids of Color About White Supremacy

• From Safe Space Radio: Talking to White Kids About Race and Racism

• From the Center for Racial Justice in Education: Resources for Talking About Race, Racism and Racialized Violence With Kids

• From We Need Diverse Books: Resources for Race, Equity, Anti-Racism and Inclusion

• From the Anti-Defamation League: Children’s Books Addressing Race and Racism and Activities to Promote Social Justice

• From the Oakland Public Library: Resources for Talking to Kids About Racism and Justice

• The National Child Traumatic Stress Network

• “White people, here’s how we can try to be better allies and proactively anti-racist. It’s not enough to just say you’re not racist.” By Chloe Laws. Social Media Editor. Glamour Magazine. Thursday. May 28, 2020. https://www.glamourmagazine.co.uk/article/how-to-be-a-white-ally

• “For Our White Friends Desiring to be Allies” – by Courtney Ariel. August 16, 2017 – https://sojo.net/articles/our-white-friends-desiring-be-allies

• “Guidelines for Being Strong White Allies” – Adapted from Uprooting Racism: How White People Can Work for Social Justice – by Paul Kivel – https://www.racialequitytools.org/resourcefiles/kivel3.pdf

Additonal Resources

• “It’s Called ‘Battered Race Syndrome.’ Or, Something Like That” – Imani Michelle Scott, Ph.D., Contributor Professor, Consultant, Author – Huffington Post. Updated Aug 26, 2017 https://www.huffpost.com/entry/its-called-battered-race-_b_11704844

• Coping While Black: A Season of Traumatic News Takes A Psychological Toll” – NPR. Heard on “All Things Considered” – Cheryl Corley. https://www.npr.org/sections/codeswitch/2015/07/02/419462959/coping-while-black-a-season-of-traumatic-news-takes-a-psychological-toll

• Articles from Dr. Monnica Williams at Psychology Today: “How Therapists Drive Away Minority Clients” – https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/culturally-speaking/201306/how-therapists-drive-away-minority-clients

• “Culturally Incompetent Therapy: When Therapists Do Harm – The Link Between Racism and PTSD” – https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/culturally-speaking/201509/the-link-between-racism-and-ptsd

• Racial Trauma: Theory, Research, and Healing: Introduction to the Special Issue. American Psychological Association. Guest Editors: Lillian Comas-Díaz, Gordon Nagayama Hall, Helen A. Neville, Anne E. Kazak. (2019) https://psycnet.apa.org/fulltext/2019-01033-001.html

• The Reliably Racist Cherry-Picking of the Word “Riot”- The word should be used situationally, but history’s situations tell a different story. Daniel King. Copy Editor. Mother Jones. (6 hours ago.) https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2020/06/the-reliably-racist-cherry-picking-of-the-word-riot/

• Editorial: “Stop focusing on looting in Minneapolis. Be outraged that police keep killing black men.” By The Times Editorial Board. Los Angeles Times. May 29, 2020. 1:22 pm. https://www.latimes.com/opinion/story/2020-05-29/george-floyd-minneapolis-riots-louisville-los-angeles

Resources for Mental Health Professionals

The Future of Mental Health with Dr. Owen Muir M.D. from Brooklyn Minds

Scaffolded Anti-Racist Resources

How Racism Impacts Mental Health