July is BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, and People of Color) Mental Health Month

• By: CASC
• On: 07/22/2020 22:35:19
• In: CASC Blogs

Previously known as Minority Mental Health Month, BIPOC Mental Health Month creates the prospect to acknowledge and take steps toward addressing the challenges respective to mental health care that face traditionally underserved and under-represented communities.

Many issues affect minority mental health, particularly innate systemic racism and injustice affecting societal treatment towards BIPOC as well as racial disparities in the mental health system that can discourage BIPOC from getting the care they need. According to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, "members of the BIPOC community are less likely to receive diagnosis and treatment for their mental illness, have less access to mental health services, and often receive a poorer quality of mental health care." Please visit https://www.minorityhealth.hhs.gov/ for more information from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Minority Health.  READ MORE