Black men & boys’ mental health
Racism, discrimination and inequality has a large, negative impact on the mental health of Black men and boys. What’s more, historically this group has faced difficulties in accessing traditional therapies. All of this takes a major toll on Black males in the form of resulting poor health outcomes and shorter lifespans.
Contributors to The International Handbook of Black Community Mental Health present research and practical tools to help tackle the problem and lead to better mental wellbeing for Black men and boys worldwide.
Black men & boys’ mental health
Emerging new emotion technologies.
Featuring the authors whose work is featured on this page, the seminar – given in honour of Professor Joe White and Reginald Jones – responds to the critical need to improve Black men and boys' mental health and emotional wellbeing.
Understanding that Black men and boys have historically not felt comfortable accessing traditional therapies because of racism, stereotypes and mistrust, resulting in a critical need for them to self-manage their emotions as a key survival technique, the authors present innovative solutions and new emotion technologies to help solve this challenge.
Interview on emotion technologies & how to choose your emotions
Richard Majors PhD – author of Cool Pose – is a counselling psychologist, honorary professor at the University of Colorado in the United States, and distinguished fellow and director of the Applied Centre Emotional Literacy Leadership and Research (ACELLR), who has been living and working in the UK for over 20 years. He is the author of Cool Pose: The Dilemmas of Black Manhood in America (1992), considered a classic in the field and one of the most cited books in race relations and gender in the United States.
In this written interview he discusses the state of Black mental health, the unique challenges faced by Black males, his work with the founders of the field of Black psychology, emotion technologies and how to choose your emotions, and the way forward for Black men and boys’ mental health.
Dr Richard Majors in conversation with Katy Mathers
Dr Richard Majors talks to our Books Editor Katy Mathers about Black Mental Health and how the field fits into the wider picture of mental health and racial equality.
Free social & work skills toolkit for the emotional wellness of young people
Compiled by a team at the Center for Capacity Building on Minorities with Disabilities Research University of Illinois at Chicago, 'A Toolkit of Social and Work Skills for the Emotional Wellness of Young People' provides practical advice on social and work skills for emotional wellness and empowerment.
