commissioned by Black Women Organized for Political Action and Hispanas Organized for Political Equality, two Black and Latina women’s advocacy groups, underscores the challenges some women of color face when it comes to getting mental health care.
More than 62% of the 800 Black and Latina women surveyed reported having a mental health issue, but did not seek help for it.Among the respondents, Gen Z and millennials were even more likely to have untreated mental health concerns .Shakari Byerly, one of the study's lead researchers, said the prominent barriers respondents reported facing were cost, but also things like transportation, getting time off work and the ability to have childcare support.
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