Breaking the Silence: Mental Illness in the Black Community
16 May 2011
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By The Black Daddies Club
In the coming weeks, we will be discussing the particular challenges that the African Canadian community faces when dealing with issues surrounding mental health. Some of the questions that we intend to tackle are:
- What are the statistics on mental illness in the African Canadian community?
- Does the possible ostracism around the admission of mental illness reduce the likelihood that the people who are most in need of professional assistance will seek the help that they require?
- Does mental health outreach have to be culturally relevant in order to be effective?
- Why is there such a stigma around mental illness in our community?
- What can be done to facilitate best outcomes for both the sufferers of mental illness and their loved ones?
The attached article chronicles the efforts of the Sheffield African-Caribbean Mental Health Association (SACMHA), based in Sheffield, England, to provide culturally relevant mental health outreach and treatment that takes into account the racial background of those whom they aim to serve. Please take a moment and give it a read…and then look out for our take on the subject here in the GTA.
www.guardian.co.uk/society/2011/jan/19/black-men-combat-mental-health-stigma
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