Rheeda Walker

The Unapologetic Guide to Black Mental Health Rheeda Walker

It's time to reclaim your mental health

We can't deny it any longer: there is a Black mental health crisis in our world today. In addition, the effects of under-education, poverty, and systemic racism have greatly impacted African Americans' access to effective mental health treatment. It's time to take Black mental health seriously. It's time to heal our psychological distress, find community, and combat marginalization in order to thrive. So, how do you go about getting the best care possible for yourself or a loved one in a system steeped in racial bias?

In this much-needed guide, psychologist and professor Rheeda Walker offers an unflinching exploration of Black mental health, and provides a comprehensive road map to getting the care you need and deserve. Packed with essential information and advice for navigating the system, this invaluable resource will help you recognize and understand mental health conditions, discover real tools for coping with symptoms, and learn to be your own advocate. If you or someone you love needs help, this book will show you how to find it.

"Walker has written a Black cultural tour de force; a robust and revelatory declaration that 'our very own culture can save us.'"

-Jemima Pierre, author of The Predicament of Blackness

A New Harbinger Self-Help Book