Dr Rheeda Walker | Breaking the Stigma: Navigating Black Mental Health

Dr. Rheeda Walker is an award-winning professor, psychologist, and expert scholar who has published more than sixty scientific papers. She is also the author of the best-seller, The Unapologetic Guide to Black Mental Health. Dr. Rheeda has been cited in or appeared on countless media outlets including The New York Times, The Washington Post, Good Morning America, and The Breakfast Club among countless others. Dr. Dr. Walker's Social Media Links and Books Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dr.rheedawalker/ Website: https://www.rheedawalkerphd.com/ Youtube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@DrRheedaWalker Books Unapologetic Guide to Black Mental Health https://www.amazon.com/Unapologetic-Guide-Black-Mental-Health/dp/1684034140/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1CJIYO5VUN5HF&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.k-GD1ooNS0afrwE2XvR84kWaYG-kpt88LB4Bscf5p04ftHR3NuwpIU_F7en0t5OzfUfClGF4jsxOlPLpyUbjAE_d7AdGdI5KZEjCE8b82fsdzGFs3ri0D358bzcxkutdilD36P0xec26X_nKaE_SNELJhVlzJjaNqIcDZPjZqcull6CYAhII3lK_qSdjh8JI1r8Jz-gI0zopONaB18T7G_s3Q7ofIVZzWxJdl16dyME.XJEgqU6Ow4-B4Fx4IbdN0Y_2rfS5ref-rDpEyukNf5I&dib_tag=se&keywords=dr+rheeda+walker+unapologetic+guide+to+black+mental+health&qid=1711123380&sprefix=dr+rheeda%2Caps%2C109&sr=8-1 No racial elephants in the therapy room https://www.amazon.com/Racial-Elephants-Therapy-Room-Unapologetic/dp/1683737458 References mentioned in the video Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). (2020). Health disparities in HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STDs, and TB. Retrieved from https://www.cdc.gov/nchhstp/healthdisparities/AfricanAmericans.html U.S. Department of Education. (2020). The Condition of Education 2020. Retrieved from https://nces.ed.gov/pubs2020/2020144.pdf National Center for Education Statistics. (2020). Status and Trends in the Education of Racial and Ethnic Groups. Retrieved from https://nces.ed.gov/programs/raceindicators/indicator_rcc.asp NAACP. (2020). Criminal Justice Fact Sheet. Retrieved from https://www.naacp.org/criminal-justice-fact-sheet/ The Sentencing Project. (2020). Report to the United Nations on Racial Disparities in the U.S. Criminal Justice System. Retrieved from https://www.sentencingproject.org/publications/un-report-on-racial-disparities/ Urban Institute. (2020). Racial Disparities in Home Appreciation. Retrieved from https://www.urban.org/research/publication/racial-disparities-home-appreciation Joint Center for Housing Studies. (2020). America’s Rental Housing 2020. Retrieved from https://www.jchs.harvard.edu/americas-rental-housing-2020 Economic Policy Institute. (2020). Black Workers and COVID-19: Disproportionate impacts and structural challenges. Retrieved from https://www.epi.org/publication/black-workers-covid/ Williams, M. T., Khanna Roy, A., MacIntyre, M. P., & Faber, S. (2022). The Traumatizing Impact of Racism in Canadians of Colour. Current trauma reports, 8(2), 17–34. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40719-022-00225-5 https://equineteurope.org/the-other-pandemic-systemic-racism-and-its-consequences/ https://www.communitysolutions.com/racism-public-health-crisis-impact-black-health-care-workers/ https://www.benjerry.com/whats-new/2016/systemic-racism-is-real https://www.nar.realtor/blogs/economists-outlook/race-homeownership-and-student-loan-debt