"This field is underpaid, understaffed, and entering and progressing within it is only available to those who have the means for conventional schooling, and not those with the lived experience which might serve them better."
"Despite this, our mental health services are failing to meet the need. This is, in many ways, due to the prolific underfunding of our mental health providers, especially those who have the lived experience to truly connect with and serve their communities."
"Somewhat predictably, this divide can fall along socioeconomic lines: in New York City, the Mayor's Office for Economic Opportunity found that mental health resources were inequitably distributed in higher income areas across, and that they were also in short supply in the public sector-meaning those historically excluded from resources through systemic racism continue to lack access to those services."
"While white and BIPOC folks face similar rates of mental health challenges, the latter's symptoms tend to last longer and are more likely to go untreated. Black mental health patients presenting with the same symptoms as white mental health patients are more likely to be diagnosed differently, which affects their access to care and treatment options."
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