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This chapter first explores the common barriers to effective mental health treatment in the African American community such as social inequalities, low representation in the mental health field, lack of awareness about mental illness, and stigma. Various sociocultural, relational, and historical factors that helpers need to be aware of when working with African Americans are presented. Additionally, recommendations on treatment strategies that were reportedly successful with African Americans are discussed such as multicultural counseling, cognitive behavioral therapy, and spiritual integrated counseling, to name a few. Other alternative forms of treatment and frameworks that may be helpful to use or integrate with other treatment models also are explored. Suggestions for future research on treatment strategies are discussed.
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Austin, V.D. (2021). Treatment Strategies and Healing Related to African American Mental Health. In: Adekson, M.O. (eds) African Americans and Mental Health. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-77131-7_14
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