Minority Mental Health Awareness Month: Why is it Important?
Mental health symptoms such as insomnia, anxiety, depression, and PTSD affect members of all racial, ethnic, and sexual orientation/identity communities at similar rates; however, for individuals who are not a part of what would be considered the “majority” community in Alabama (“majority” meaning white, heterosexual, and Christian), these mental health symptoms can have a disproportionately significant, negative effect. There are several reasons that mental health-related suffering is often more pronounced in minority communities. In this blog post, we will give an overview of some of those reasons.