Culturally Competent Mental Health Care Rochean Cofield, LMSW | Broadlawns Medical Center We know that mental health issues existed in the Black community preCOVID-19, but the increased trauma of the current health pandemic has intensified the recognition of the need for culturally competent, accessible, affordable mental health care. Broadlawns Medical Center is working to meet his need by partnering with Urban Dreams to bring mental health care into our community. According to a Health and Human Services Office of Minority Health survey conducted prior to COVID-19, Black adults are significantly more likely than white adults to report feeling emotional distress, sadness and like everything is an effort. On top existing traumas from racism and socioeconomic struggles, the COVID-19 pandemic has produced many new traumas for Black adults including uncertainty, isolation, and loss. Despite this great need for mental health care, only one in three Black adults who need help receives it. The CDC stated that in 2018 that only 8.7% of Black Americans received mental health services as compared to 18.6% of white Americans.
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