{"id":2093,"date":"2021-07-28T14:02:00","date_gmt":"2021-07-28T20:02:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/co4kids.org\/?p=2093"},"modified":"2025-01-23T09:54:59","modified_gmt":"2025-01-23T16:54:59","slug":"bipoc-parents-should-access-mental-health-resources-too","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/co4kids.org\/es\/community-blog\/bipoc-parents-should-access-mental-health-resources-too\/","title":{"rendered":"BIPOC parents should access mental health resources, too"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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BIPOC parents should access mental health resources, too<\/h1><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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July is Black, Indigenous and People of Color (BIPOC) Mental Health Awareness Month<\/em>. With the various unique struggles that underrepresented groups face, mental health can often go overlooked. Factors such as language barriers, differences in communication or simply not being able to find a therapist who looks like you, can create additional challenges for BIPOC to get the care they need.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Add being a parent to the list of responsibilities and BIPOC can easily find themselves putting mental health even further on their list of priorities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Potential barriers to BIPOC accessing mental health<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Studies have shown that nearly 1 in 5 Americans will experience a mental illness in a given year<\/a> and mental illness is the leading cause of disability<\/a> in the United States.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

17% of Black people and 23% of Native Americans live with a mental illness, and people who identify as belonging to two or more races are more likely to report any mental illness<\/a> within the past year than any other racial or ethnic group.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Some of the barriers to BIPOC people accessing mental health<\/a> can be attributed to a variety of factors such as cultural stigma around mental illness, systemic racism and discrimination, language barriers, a lack of health insurance, mistrust of mental health care providers, and a lack of cultural competency on the part of mental health care providers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As mental illness continues to impact all communities, research has also shown that BIPOC groups are:<\/p>\n\n\n\n