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Race, Class, and Mental Health

Inequalities, oppression, and trauma—from racism to body shaming—create stressors on our mental health. What are the effects of culture and environment on women and gender-expansive people? How can we find treatment options? How can we best work for broader change?

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Black Women, Birthing People, and Maternal Mental Health

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This fact sheet includes nine concrete strategies to remove the structural racism that worsens Black birthing people's mental health.

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Women’s Mental Health Needs Must be Understood and Addressed

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Amelia Risinit explains why women’s mental health is -- and should be -- an intersectional feminist issue.

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How Being Undocumented Affects Mental Health

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Jill Damatac reflects on how immigration shaped her mental health and that of her Filipinx family.

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The Crisis Killing Black Women: Misogynoir and Suicide

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Suicide deaths among Black women and girls are rising. Journalist Kali Holloway explores the relationship between suicide and the intersection of anti-Black racism and misogyny, known as misogynoir.

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Asian American Women and Mental Health

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Disability rights activist Alice Wong speaks with health activist Jessica Gimeno and mental health advocate Emily Wu Truong about their mental health journeys as Asian American women, including cultural barriers for getting support.

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Holistic Healing from Sexual Trauma for Black People

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In this podcast episode, Dr. Shena Young, a licensed body-centered psychologist, healer, artist, and survivor, encourages us to move beyond Western approaches of healing. Young provides guidance on holistic healing that recognizes the effect of trauma on the body.

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Catherine Cho on Postpartum Psychosis

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Catherine Cho shares her experience with stress-induced postpartum psychosis. In this excerpt from her book "Inferno: A Memoir of Motherhood and Madness," Cho discusses her symptoms, her treatment, and the effect that it had on her relationship with her son.