Mental Health, Racism, and Contemporary Challenges of Being Black in America - Hardcover

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Donna M. Norris, M.D., is Assistant Professor at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Department of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School in Boston, Massachusetts.

Annelle B. Primm, M.D., M.P.H., is Senior Medical Director for The Steve Fund and Associate Professor, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, The Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, in Baltimore, Maryland.

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More than four decades of perspectives from the American Psychiatric Association's Solomon Carter Fuller Award lectures, named for the first Black psychiatrist in the United States, are collected for the first time in this seminal anthology.

The chapter authors—Solomon Carter Fuller awardees themselves, psychiatrists building on the work of previous awardees, and other scholar experts—provide a multidisciplinary, cross-sectional examination of the historical, current, and future societal context that informs the Black experience in the United States.

Chapters that examine the intersection of mental health and public health, racism, public policy, education, and other topics, emphasize more than just the challenges that Black communities face. They offer reasons for hope and perseverance in the face of adversity.Importantly, this volume also serves to celebrate the legacy of Black psychiatric leaders, elevate the contributions of today's professionals, and inspire an entirely new generation.