NPR: mental health in the black community https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=877575373 mental health in the black community en Copyright 2024 NPR - For Personal Use Only Story API Shim 1.2.24 Fri, 10 Apr 2026 11:07:52 -0400 https://media.npr.org/images/podcasts/primary/npr_generic_image_300.jpg?s=200 NPR: mental health in the black community https://www.npr.org/tags/877575373/mental-health-in-the-black-community 'Bear Our Pain': The Plea For More Black Mental Health Workers Unrest over social injustice spotlights the acute need for, and the high historical barriers to, mental health treatment for Black people facing layers of emotional pain. Thu, 25 Jun 2020 12:00:00 -0400 https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2020/06/25/877549715/bear-our-pain-the-plea-for-more-black-mental-health-workers https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2020/06/25/877549715/bear-our-pain-the-plea-for-more-black-mental-health-workers

Unrest over social injustice spotlights the acute need for, and the high historical barriers to, mental health treatment for Black people facing layers of emotional pain.

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