The Outbreak That Was Always Here: Racial Trauma in the Context of COVID-19 and Implications for Mental Health Providers

The Outbreak That Was Always Here: Racial Trauma in the Context of COVID-19 and Implications for Mental Health Providers

The present commentary offers a timely exploration of the racial trauma experienced by Asian, Black, and Latinx communities as it relates to COVID-19. Instances of individual, cultural, and structural racism and implications for mental health are discussed. Evidence-based strategies are identified f...

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Veröffentlicht in:Psychological trauma 2020-07, Vol.12 (5), p.439-442
Hauptverfasser: Liu, Sabrina R., Modir, Sheila
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Adult
Black People
Child
Communities
Coronavirus
Coronavirus Infections
COVID-19
Culturally Competent Care
Health Disparities
Healthcare Disparities
Human
Humans
Latinos/Latinas
Mental Health
Mental Health Personnel
Mental Health Services
Pandemics
Pneumonia, Viral
Psychological Trauma - ethnology
Psychological Trauma - therapy
Racial Trauma
Racism
Racism - ethnology
Socialization
Trauma
United States - ethnology
Viral Infections
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Zusammenfassung:The present commentary offers a timely exploration of the racial trauma experienced by Asian, Black, and Latinx communities as it relates to COVID-19. Instances of individual, cultural, and structural racism and implications for mental health are discussed. Evidence-based strategies are identified for mental health professionals in order to support healing and mitigate the risk of further racial traumas.
ISSN:1942-9681
1942-969X
DOI:10.1037/tra0000784