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Access to Mental Health Care for People of Color - Coggle Diagram
Access to Mental Health Care for People of Color
Critical Race Theory - Can help explain the issue.
Racism is systemic.
People of color may experience racial micro aggressions.
Cultural Competence Theory - Can help solve the issue.
Be flexible and sensitive.
Practice openess.
Demonstrate humanity.
Hypothesis:
Barriers to mental health care will lead to poorer outcomes for people of color.
Improving acess to culturally competent services will reduce these disparities.
Barriers:
Structural:
Stigma.
Limited access to affordable care.
Lack of culturally competent providers.
Internal:
Fear of discrimination.
Lack of trust in the system.
Limited mental health literacy.
Importance:
Cultural stigma and mistrust is a vey real issue in today’s society.
Promote cultural competence.
Promote equality.
Improve community health.