Full Description
Looks closely at the mental health concerns of Black men in higher education and offers valuable resources and tools for addressing them.
This volume assembles a diverse range of scholars, administrators, counselors, and other mental health professionals to discuss the needs of Black college men with mental health concerns. For some Black men, discussing mental health remains taboo. Black College Men's Mental Health Matters aims to remove the stigma and empower Black men to engage supports and services to promote their overall wellness. In ten original essays, contributors identify the various mental health challenges facing Black men in college and graduate school, show the complex ways students navigate them, and provide strategies for those working with Black men to enable their holistic development. Topics and themes include racial battle fatigue, depression, and the adverse impact of austerity and other policies, as well as the benefits of trauma-informed pedagogy and Black Male Initiatives on college campuses.
Contents
Acknowledgments
Foreword
Shaun R. Harper
Part I: Identifying Problems and Advancing Solutions for Black Men in College
1. Framing the Context for this Volume
Tryan L. McMickens and Robert T. Palmer
2. Black Disabled Lives Matter: Real Talk about Black College Men's Mental Health
Terrell L. Strayhorn and J'Quen Johnson
3. Addressing the Mental Health and Well-being of Black Graduate Men: A Contextual, Strengths-Based Approach
Samuel T. Beasley, David C. Stanley Jr., Ryan Wright, and Trae Bell
4. Promoting Mental Health and Wellness on College Campuses Through Black Male Initiatives
Jarrod E. Druery, DéLon Isom, and Jonathan A. McElderry
5. Black Men's Mental Health Matters in the Classroom Too: Utilizing The Trauma-Informed Pedagogy in Higher Education Framework
James Hairston, R. Jason Lynch, and Felix Morton, IV
6. Black Men (Re)Presented: Rethinking the Role of Student Affairs in Supporting Black Men's Journey Through Their Masculinities, Mental Health and Well-Being
Rafael Orlando Matos
Part II: Exploring New Models and Approaches to Enhance College Mental Health among Black Men
7. The Black Male Initiative at CUNY School of Medicine, A Model Par Excellence for Mental Wellness of Black Men
Akeem Marsh and Brian Hodge
8. Who Taught You That? Healing Mental Injuries from Academe Through Black Life-Making
Christopher S. Travers and Edwin W. Lee, III
9. Depression and Suicide among Black Men in College
Rebekah Schulze and Frank Kotey
Part III: Resources
10. Making Mental Health Matter for Black Men in College: Highlighting Chapter Themes, Implications, and Resources for Support
Christopher Walls, Nyasia Lloyd, Tryan L. McMickens, and Robert T. Palmer
List of Contributors
Index
