Impacts on Black Communities
This age group within Black communities is disproportionately affected by the mental health impacts of police brutality.
What are young adults and adolescents?
This term refers to the ways in which systemic racism influences health outcomes through social, economic, and environmental disadvantages.
What are social determinants of health?
This term refers to professionals who help individuals process and cope with trauma caused by police violence.
What are therapists or counselors?
This community-wide phenomenon occurs when repeated exposure to police violence creates a shared sense of fear, mistrust, and anxiety.
What is collective trauma?
Black individuals are less likely to have access to this type of care, which worsens the mental health effects of police brutality.
What is mental health care or therapy?
This type of community support, often led by activists, can provide mental health relief by fostering connection and solidarity.
What are support groups?
This term refers to the systemic practice of unfairly targeting Black communities through excessive police surveillance and force.
What is over-policing?
Studies show that police violence disproportionately affects Black men and contributes to this statistical disparity in___
What is a shorter life expectancy?
This form of therapy focuses on helping individuals manage intrusive thoughts and cope with trauma-related stress.
What is cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT)?
This movement advocates for the end of police violence and highlights its impacts on mental health in Black communities.
What is Black Lives Matter?
This theory examines how overlapping systems of oppression, such as race and socioeconomic status, impact the mental health of Black individuals.
What is intersectionality?
Many Black individuals hesitate to seek mental health services due to this persistent issue within healthcare systems.
What is stigma or mistrust of healthcare systems?
Police brutality is linked to the worsening of these two physical health outcomes due to chronic stress in Black communities.
What are high blood pressure and cardiovascular disease?
This term describes how chronic stress caused by racism and police violence can “weather” the body over time, leading to poor health outcomes.
What is weathering?
This Black-led organization provides mental health resources and advocates for systemic change to address police brutality.
What is BEAM (Black Emotional and Mental Health Collective)?