The Case for Focusing on Black Girls' Mental Health
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Black girls have serious unmet mental health needs—it has been called a mental health crisis “hiding in plain sight.” And the COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated this, and existing inequities in mental health services have nearly ensured these mental health needs continue to go unaddressed.
Black girls have serious unmet mental health needs—it has been called a mental health crisis “hiding in plain sight.” And the COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated this, and existing inequities in mental health services have nearly ensured these mental health needs continue to go unaddressed.
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Mental health
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Mental health
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The Case for Focusing on Black Girls' Mental Health
National Black Women's Justice Institute on LinkedIn: The Case for
B.E.M on Instagram: Here's a conversation that needs to be
National Black Women's Justice Institute on LinkedIn: The Case for