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Historical and Contemporary Racial Trauma Among Black Americans: Black Wellness Matters

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Racism has existed in the United States since its inception, causing negative physical and emotional consequences. This chapter will explore the significance of addressing Black mental health concerns, while detailing the ongoing realities of anti-Black racism systemically and individually. Taking a decolonizing approach to psychology, it will provide a brief overview of the contribution of Black psychology, and then discuss historical and contemporary racial trauma inflicted on African descendants living in America. Examples of racial trauma will be provided, and long-term effects will be discussed to support the call for culturally responsive clinical applications.

*In this chapter, Black and Americans of African Descent are used interchangeably.

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Rogers, G., Bryant-Davis, T. (2020). Historical and Contemporary Racial Trauma Among Black Americans: Black Wellness Matters. In: Geffner, R., White, J.W., Hamberger, L.K., Rosenbaum, A., Vaughan-Eden, V., Vieth, V.I. (eds) Handbook of Interpersonal Violence and Abuse Across the Lifespan. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-62122-7_338-1

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