Mental Health

black women on bed support each other to cope with racial battle fatigue and racial trauma

How to cope with racial battle fatigue: 6 tools to try

Spending time with people in your support network can help you cope with the experience of racial battle fatigue. The term racial battle fatigue (RBF) describes the psychological stress response that racially oppressed individuals experience within a white-dominated society. In today’s world, the impact of this kind of racial trauma

black father talking to son about racism and minority stress mental health impact

How minority stress impacts mental health

Living in fear that your child will be the victim of violence is one example of the harm minority stress causes to mental health. You may have heard terms like “racial trauma” and “minority stress” before. We’ll look at racism and mental health by exploring the fundamental concepts necessary to