{"id":7684,"date":"2026-07-02T09:04:29","date_gmt":"2026-07-02T09:04:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/africanamericanvoice.net\/?p=7684"},"modified":"2026-07-10T09:07:23","modified_gmt":"2026-07-10T09:07:23","slug":"mental-health-crisis-among-black-men-a-growing-concern","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/africanamericanvoice.net\/?p=7684","title":{"rendered":"Mental Health Crisis Among Black Men \u2014 A Growing Concern"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>by\u00a0<span class=\"author vcard\"><a class=\"url fn n\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtoninformer.com\/author\/jennifer-porter-gore-word-in-black\/\">Jennifer Porter Gore, Word in Black<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Black men are dying from a mental health crisis that too often goes unseen.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As deaths from suicide, overdoses, and alcohol abuse rise among Black Americans, experts warn that cultural expectations around masculinity, mistrust of mental health systems, and a shortage of Black providers are preventing many men from getting help before it is too late.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In the waning days of the pandemic, the U.S. saw the number of deaths from suicide, alcohol use, and drug overdoses \u2014 called \u201cdeaths of despair\u201d \u2014 among Black Americans surpass occurrences among whites for the first time. Between 2013 and 2022, the rates of these deaths tripled among Black Americans.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"scaip scaip-1    \">\n<div class=\"newspack_global_ad scaip-1 fixed-height\">\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-caf9af3267-0\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Painful numbers<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention show twice as many people died by suicide in 2023 as from homicide. In fact, it was the second leading cause of death among people ages 10 to 34 and the fourth leading cause of death among individuals ages 35 to 44.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">That same year, the suicide rate among males was nearly four times higher than among females, with Black men also being four times as likely to die from suicide as Black women.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Among younger Black men, the trajectory is especially troubling.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">University of Georgia researchers last year found that childhood exposure to trauma, poverty, and racism leads many young Black men to believe they don\u2019t have value and are unable to trust community support systems. Between 2007 and 2020, the suicide rate among Black youth ages 10 to 17 nearly tripled, rising faster than any other racial or ethnic group.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"scaip scaip-2    \">\n<div class=\"newspack_global_ad scaip-2 fixed-height\">\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-2bd992b9b0-0\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Suicide is now the second leading cause of death for people between the ages of 20 and 24. For Black men in the same age group, however, the suicide rate surpassed that of their white peers in 2024 \u2014 a troubling historical first.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Playing tough can be fatal<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Traditional definitions of masculinity \u2014 stoicism, staunch self-reliance and emotional control \u2014 are found to increase the likelihood that men of all ages will avoid professional help. Researchers find those men fear being judged as weak, a perception that significantly raises stress and contributes to untreated depression and anxiety.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In 2023, just 17% of American men saw a mental health professional, roughly half the rate of women. Among men who said they were depressed, only one in four received any counseling or therapy in the past year. Black adults, however, were 36% less likely to have received mental health treatment in the previous year, even though they had similar or higher rates of anxiety and depression as whites.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In a newly released report, the Jed Foundation, a nonprofit dedicated to protecting the emotional health and preventing suicide among teens and young adults, found that boys are socialized from an early age to internalize their emotions rather than express them.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"scaip scaip-3    \">\n<div class=\"newspack_global_ad scaip-3 fixed-height\">\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-dc2e0e383b-0\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The report, titled \u201cThe Emotional Lives of Boys and Young Men,\u201d found that when that distress surfaces, it often looks very different from the depression and inactivity seen in girls and young women.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Instead, according to the report, boys and young men are more likely to disguise their distress by withdrawing, displaying anger or aggression, or engaging in reckless behavior \u2014 reckless driving, substance abuse, compulsive gambling, or risky sexual encounters.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">At the same time, online environments such as video games and social media can be a double-edged sword, according to the report.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cDigital environments can amplify both harmful and supportive pathways, with opportunities for humor, distraction, and connection,\u201d the report says, but also notes exposure to \u201charmful content, cyberbullying, and gambling and sports betting.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Black provider shortage<\/strong><\/p>\n<aside class=\"scaip scaip-4    \">\n<div class=\"newspack_global_ad scaip-4 fixed-height\">\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-ca419f6974-0\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">While research indicates that having a caregiver of the same gender and race is beneficial, Black practitioners are still an extreme minority in all segments of the mental health profession. Only 4% of psychologists are Black, just 2% of psychiatrists are Black, and just 11% of licensed professional counselors are Black.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But research has shown that peer-based support groups can be effective in communities plagued by a lack of access to mental health professionals, as well as mistrust of clinical environments.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Organizations such as the Jed Foundation have launched partnerships with fraternal organizations to reverse these trends. Last month, the Jed Foundation announced it is working with Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. as part of the Jed Greek-Letter Organizations program.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe Jed Foundation recognizes that fraternities and sororities are powerful communities for connection, leadership, and identity development,\u201d said Dr. ShirDonna Lawrence, senior manager of Jed GLO. \u201cThis makes them essential partners in advancing student mental health and well-being on and off campus.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It\u2019s also a mutually beneficial relationship, which \u201cstrengthens Alpha\u2019s enduring mission and advances Jed\u2019s work in culturally responsive, community-centered mental health promotion,\u201d Lawrence said.<\/p>\n<p>Source: Published without changes from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtoninformer.com\/black-men-mental-health-crisis\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Washington Informer Newspaper<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>by\u00a0Jennifer Porter Gore, Word in Black Black men are dying from a mental health crisis that too often<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":7685,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[33],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-7684","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-health"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t<!-- All in One SEO 4.9.10 - aioseo.com -->\n\t<meta name=\"description\" content=\"by Jennifer Porter Gore, Word in Black Black men are dying from a mental health crisis that too often goes unseen. 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