By: Alyssa Wilson Being Black in America comes with trauma, fear and many other emotions, but those feelings are often suppressed and left untreated. According to research conducted by the Columbia University Department of Psychiatry, adults in the Black community are 20% more likely to experience serious mental health problems. Black people between the ages of 18 to 25 also experience higher rates of mental health issues and lower mental health service utilization rates than their white counterparts.   Further research found although the Black community makes up about 12% of the U.S. population, they are overrepresented in high-risk and marginalized populations like […]

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