Black girls not only edge out their white counterparts, but also Black boys, with soaring rates of suicide—partly because they have been ignored for so long.
centers around the need for the mental health community to rally around this growing crisis by becoming more of a resource and delegator for schools and parents, who lack the preparation to help their children navigate their lives during tumultuous periods. And as Black parents may not be familiar with the landscape of the mental health community, Lindsey dispelled the myth that only a Black therapist can effectively treat a Black child.
But before even the therapy stage, someone has to recognize when a Black girl is struggling. Francois-Madden explained that there needs to be “safe spaces” at home, school, and locations for extracurricular activitieswhere Black girls can be vulnerable. “So allowing them to have the space where they can create programs centered around their joy, their liberation, their wellbeing.
In order to fully grasp why the statistics are so grim, researchers, mental health care practitioners, and teachers who previously viewed the suicide crisis through white-centric lenses will have to essentially begin the process of understanding the complexities of growing up in a country that still needs the reminder of why Black lives matter. Because Black girls are not alright.
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