Black Mental Health

The station's series on Black Mental Health won in two categories. WUSF collaborated on the project with The Florida Courier, The Weekly Challenger and RoyalTee Magazine.

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.

Many Black patients also try to be informed and minimize questions to put providers at ease. “The system looks at us differently,” says the founder of the African American Wellness Project.

We revisit some of our favorite shows of the year — including reflections on mental health of black men and the challenges teacher face in Florida's schools.

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.

Racial and ethnic minority groups are most likely to live in impoverished areas, where homicide and suicide rates are highest. Mental health leaders hope the 988 phone number will be so easy to remember that they'll get help before it's too late.

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

Dr. S. Kent Butler, a professor of counselor education at UCF, discusses where he said he discovered a need to help educate counselors in the profession about supporting Black males.

Making the transition from career-woman to full-time mother can be challenging. Women in the Black community say finding support for their decision to stay at home with their children can be particularly hard.

Some Black women might feel "asking for help is a sign of weakness, and I'm not weak," which prevents them from seeking help for mental health problems.