Ending the stigma discussing BIPOC mental health in South Carolina [Video]

WELL, SWITCHING GEARS, DEPRESSION, ANXIETY AND TALKING ABOUT YOUR FEELINGS ARE OFTEN TABOO IN THE MINORITY COMMUNITY. IT’S ONE OF MANY THINGS DOCTOR FRANK CLARK, A PSYCHIATRIST WITH PRISMA HEALTH, SAYS IS CONTRIBUTING TO A MENTAL HEALTH CRISIS HISTORICALLY MARGINALIZED COMMUNITIES THERE IS A MISTRUST AND DISTRUST OF THE HEALTH CARE SYSTEM, AND A LOT OF THAT HAS TO DO WITH STRUCTURAL RACISM. WE CAN GO BACK TO THE TUSKEGEE EXPERIMENT. WE CAN LOOK AT HENRIETTA LACKS. THE LIST GOES ON. JULY IS MINORITY MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS MONTH, AND DOCTOR CLARK SAYS HE ENCOURAGES OTHERS TO LEARN ABOUT BLACK, INDIGENOUS AND OTHER PEOPLE OF COLOR. YEAR ROUND. HE SAYS A RISING CONCERN FOR ALL PATIENTS RIGHT NOW ARE STRUGGLES WITH FINANCES, WHERE FOLKS ARE TORN BETWEEN PAYING THEIR MORTGAGE OR AFFORDING MEDICATION. HE SAYS THE LACK OF A DIVERSE WORKFORCE ALSO CONTRIBUTES TO THE STIGMA. I THINK, UM, ESPECIALLY FOR …