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The Mental Health Cost of Being a Strong Black Woman
Is there a relationship between the “Strong Black Woman” and the mental health help-seeking behaviors of the Black woman?
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The Mental Health Cost of Being a Strong Black Woman
“As a licensed clinical social worker, I have worked with Black women in treatment,” Mia Kirby says, “and many discussed hesitance towards therapy due to their belief in a need to be strong.” Every year, the Hogg Foundation gives the Frances Fowler Wallace Memorial...
The Mental Health Cost of Being a Strong Black Woman
“As a licensed clinical social worker, I have worked with Black women in treatment,” Mia Kirby says, “and many discussed hesitance towards therapy due to their belief in a need to be strong.” Every year, the Hogg Foundation gives the Frances Fowler Wallace Memorial...
The Mental Health Cost of Being a Strong Black Woman
“As a licensed clinical social worker, I have worked with Black women in treatment,” Mia Kirby says, “and many discussed hesitance towards therapy due to their belief in a need to be strong.” Every year, the Hogg Foundation gives the Frances Fowler Wallace Memorial...
The Mental Health Cost of Being a Strong Black Woman
“As a licensed clinical social worker, I have worked with Black women in treatment,” Mia Kirby says, “and many discussed hesitance towards therapy due to their belief in a need to be strong.” Every year, the Hogg Foundation gives the Frances Fowler Wallace Memorial...