National Minority Mental Health Awareness Month is observed each July to bring awareness to the challenges that some racial and ethnic minority groups face regarding mental health. Getty Images
By Heather Loeb, Corpus Christi Caller Times, July 3, 2023
Happy Minority Mental Health Awareness Month. As I began working on this column, my daughter, who is as nosy as I am, asked what I was doing. I tried to explain that there were groups of people who aren’t treated the same way by doctors, who don’t have access to the same insurance policies, medications, etc., even though they have the same mental health conditions as white people.
She barely looked up from her iPad, but managed, “That’s not cool.”
My 8-year-old nailed it. It’s not cool or fair, and that’s why awareness months like this one are so important, especially for our diverse community, which includes 52.7% white (Hispanic), 30.4% white (non-Hispanic), 3.37% Black or African American and 2.39% other (Hispanic). This is according to City-Data.com. Another large minority is the LGBTQIA+ population.
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