black mental health

To be Black in America is to struggle with health problems from birth to death. The reasons are myriad. The Associated Press spent a year exploring this legacy of racism in a series of stories.

Journalists reported stories centered on the mental health of Black men and women. Here's a closer look at the series.

Many Black pastors are educating their congregations about mental health challenges and connecting them with support networks.

Young Black adults have been unlearning so-called toxic traits, one of which is refusing to seek help with mental health issues.

In their words, they tell us how they're coping with the loss of family members, pressure to perform, and uncertainty about their futures.

Federal officials are grappling with how local teams staffing the national 988 lines will contend with suspicion of the medical establishment.

S. Kent Butler, a professor of counselor education at UCF, often leads conversations with other Black men about obstacles they face. In this interview, he says he discovered a need to help educate counselors about supporting Black males.