The historical roots of racial disparities in the mental health system

Understanding the past enables new ways of addressing current implications and identified barriers, including how schizophrenia became a “black disease,” why prisons emerged where hospitals once stood, and how racial disparities continue to exist in the mental health system today. The post The historical roots of racial disparities in the mental health system appeared first on Counseling Today.
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