Race-Related Stress
Understanding Racism & Race-Related Stress
“The Cost of Balancing Academia & Racism”
This article provides information about the negative impact of racism and discrimination on the mental health of students of color: https://www.theatlantic.com/education/archive/2016/01/balancing-academia-racism/424887/
“Racism in America”
The American Psychological Association (APA) produced this video to promote dialogue and bring attention to the important topic of race-related stress: https://vimeo.com/282358544/7d1a26949d
“Invisibility in the African-American Community”
This webpage provides information about the physiological and psychological impact of racism and discrimination on African-Americans:
https://www.apa.org/pi/oema/resources/ethnicity-health/african-american/stress
“Racism- Related Stress in the Asian-American Community”
This webpage highlights the physiological and psychological toll that microaggressions, the model minority myth, and racism have on Asian-Americans:
https://www.apa.org/pi/oema/resources/ethnicity-health/asian-american/stress-racism
Coping with Racism and Race-Related Stress
This article explores how mindfulness can serve as a tool for reducing race-related stress: https://www.mindful.org/mindfulness-may-reduce-stress-for-students-of-color/
This article discusses the impact of discrimination on personal health and well-being, and offers some strategies for positive coping: https://www.apa.org/topics/racism-bias-discrimination/types-stress
In this article, a Black psychologist describes how to engage in “proactive coping” with racism, an approach based on shifting how one interprets and prepares for anticipated race-related stressors in their daily life: https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/culturally-speaking/201607/proactively-coping-racism
In this video, Dr. Keya Wiggins from the University of West Florida Counseling & Wellness Center (CWC) shares tips for coping with race-related stress: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dERwX-tCYig
In this episode of The Therapy for Black Girls Podcast, Dr. Joy Harden Bradford, a licensed Psychologist in Atlanta, Georgia and Crystal Joseph, a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor, offer guidance on how to cope with race-related stress:
https://www.therapyforblackgirls.com/session-42-race-related-stress/
This webinar explores the effects of racism on mental health and provides strategies for coping:
https://adaa.org/webinar/consumer/effects-racism-mental-health-how-cope
Local Resources
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