Comments on: Factors Affecting Mental Health in Minority Populations

By: Stella

Stella — Sun, 15 Jul 2012 23:29:13 +0000

Minority groups are so often overlooked by society as a whole, yet they face many experiences in life that most of us have never had to deal with. They can feel marginalized and belittled, which then keeps them from being unable to live up to what is their true worth and potential. I thought that we as an enlightened society would be better and know better than doing that to others.

By: Gregg

Gregg — Sat, 14 Jul 2012 20:55:28 +0000

Gladys, to a certain point I do agree with you. Many of us have had to face these same types of adversities in our own lives and have been able to fight them back with the support of others in our lives. But what about those for whom they face these things on a minute by minute basis? Or who do not have the same sort of strong support system that perhaps you and I are fortunate enough to have had? I am not saying that it is okay to always use excuses but I think that it is important to remember that we have not walked in their shoes so to please try to withold judgement until we have.

By: joanna

joanna — Sat, 14 Jul 2012 20:28:22 +0000

always better to identify such factors because these factors can change with a change in location,ethnicity,culture and even language.not all people have the same problems that affect their mental health and its always best that help is targeted towards the identified areas for each individual.

By: GLAdys

GLAdys — Sat, 14 Jul 2012 11:29:27 +0000

Aren’t these things that all of us have to confront in our lives, whether we are a minority or not?

By: RW

RW — Fri, 13 Jul 2012 11:24:54 +0000

All these reasons for people of color having more problem than their White counterparts are man-made if you look at it.So the answer to address is these problems is also there-in the people!

We need to stop all forms of racism and drive it out of the society.only then can there be true peace.

By: ZACK

ZACK — Fri, 13 Jul 2012 11:22:39 +0000

I have become so disengaged and angry form all of the discrimination I feel like I have faced in my own life. As a back male, do you know how hard it is to see others crost the street to avoid making contact with you? After a while, well, you just kind of get pissed off about it, and then anger leads you down some roads that you wouldn’t want to take. It is something that I am not sure how I will ever get under control because I have become that stereotypical angry black male, and even when I don’t want to be that way anymore, there is still such a lack of trust in others that I feel like this is to be my ultimate path in life.

By: lana

lana — Thu, 12 Jul 2012 23:55:36 +0000

From my point of view one of the biggest factors affecting this lack of treatment seeking is a fear that they can either not afford it or that they will be shamed by others in their community for seeking this kind of care.

Lack of access to adequate health care for financial reasons is shameful, especially in this nation of so much that chooses to give so little back to those in need.

As far as community stereotypes and taboos that surface, there is very little that those of us outside of these groups can do to change that. This is something that has to be done from within and unfortunately those kinds of all encompassing changes tend to take a great deal of time.