Disadvantages in Mental Health Care among African Americans

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Holden, Kisha Braithwaite [1 ,2 ]
Xanthos, Clare [1 ]
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[1] Morehouse Sch Med, Community Voices Program, Atlanta, GA USA
[2] Morehouse Sch Med, Dept Psychiat & Behav Sci, Atlanta, GA USA
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Mental health; inequalities in mental health care; African Americans; underserved populations; ETHNIC-MINORITY GROUPS; RACIAL-DIFFERENCES; MEDICAID POPULATION; SERVICES; ATTITUDES; BARRIERS;
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African Americans experience mental health disadvantages relative to European Americans with respect to financial barriers, barriers to help seeking, and poorer quality services. This paper provides an overviews, of these mental health inequalities, and offers recommendations for addressing them.
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