32.1 recognizing and addressing structural factors influencing mental health of black american youth

It has been increasingly recognized that understanding the role of culture and societal structures is also imperative to fully assessing and treating emotional and behavioral disorders in children and adolescents. Black-American children are disproportionately affected by poverty, involvement in the carceral state and limited educational opportunities that are inextricably linked to structural factors of racism, structural violence and other social structures.
Source: Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry - Category: Psychiatry Authors: Tags: Clinical Perspectives 32 Source Type: research