Understanding Black grief

Understanding Black griefTo understand the unique experience of Black loss, grief and bereavement, it ' s necessary to consider the collective grief Black Americans have suffered as the result of America ' s long history of racialization and racist violence, UArizona researchers say. Alexis Blue Today University Communicationsgrief.jpgHealthSocial Sciences and EducationCollege of ScienceCompassionResearch Media contact(s)Alexis Blue Director of News Content and Communications, University Communicationsablue@arizona.edu520-626-4386 Researcher contact(s)Da'Mere Wilson Department of Psychologydamerewilson@email.arizona.eduMary-Frances O'Connor Department of Psychologymfoconnor@email.arizona.eduThe average life span for Black Americans is 78 years – six years shorter than it is for white Americans. Compared with white Americans, Black Americans are twice as likely to die of heart disease, 50% more likely to have high blood pressure and are likelier to die at earlier ages of all causes.Health disparities in the Black community are well documented, but what ' s less understood is the emotional toll those dire statistics have on Black Americans, who may be losing loved ones more frequently and at younger ages.With Black Americans leading shorter and sicker lives, it ' s likely they are also experiencing grief more often and earlier in life, making bereavement a health disparity of its own, suggests new University of Arizonaresearch published in Frontiers in ...
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