Black Women's Mental Health: Balancing Strength and Vulnerability

Creates a new framework for approaching Black women's wellness, by merging theory and practice with both personal narratives and public policy.



This book offers a unique, interdisciplinary, and thoughtful look at the challenges and potency of Black women's struggle for inner peace and mental stability. It brings together contributors from psychology, sociology, law, and medicine, as well as the humanities, to discuss issues ranging from stress, sexual assault, healing, self-care, and contemp...