Strong Black Woman Narrative
The superwoman schema includes five elements: feeling an obligation to present an image of strength, feeling an obligation to suppress emotions, resistance to being vulnerable, a drive to succeed despite limited resources, and feeling an obligation to help others. https://greatergood.berkeley.edu/article/item/how_the_strong_black_woman_identity_both_helps_and_hurts
As a result of her intersecting identities— as a woman, a Black person, and an individual who identifies as a SBW— a SBW independently assumes a multiplicity of responsibilities and roles, chief among them are provider and caretaker. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6510490/ https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/we-must-educate-doctors-about-black-womensexperience-says-expert#1 https://www.bu.edu/womensguild/2022/02/07/the-strong-black-woman-dr-yvette-cozier/ https://scholarworks.gsu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1125&context=communication_theses
Suicide and Black Women’s Mental Health https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s40615-021-01198-y https://time.com/6046773/black-teenage-girls-suicide/ https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34984654/
Across the board, suicide rates among young Americans have risen; from 2007 to 2018, suicide rates for Americans ages 10 to 24 rose by 57%, and the increase was particularly significant among young girls, contributing to a narrowing of the persistent suicide gender gap. Rates plateaued from 2018 to 2019—the most recent year with available federal data—but they stood far higher than those of decades past. In 2019, suicide was the second leading cause of death for blacks or African Americans, ages 15 to 24.1 The death rate from suicide for black or African American men was four times greater than for African American women, in 2018.
https://www.everydayhealth.com/emotional-health/reasons-suicide-is-on-the-rise-in-theblack-community-according-to-a-psychiatrist/
Support Services/Resources
https://thewomenscenter.org/black-mental-health-resources/
Mindful and Melanated www.mindfulandmelanated.com
Pure Spark http://www.yourpurespark.com/
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