MORE SUPPORT FOR SPECIFIC COMMUNITIES OF COLOR

The leading source of information, support and advocacy for America's 5.5 million minority veterans.

Black Veterans Project advances research, dynamic storytelling, advocacy and litigation to address systemic racial inequities across the military and veteran landscape.

Apply for and manage the VA benefits and services you’ve earned as a Veteran, Servicemember, or family member—like health care, disability, education, and more.

Overall, mental health conditions occur in Black and African American (B/AA) people in America at about the same or less frequency than in White Americans. However, the historical Black and African American experience in America has and continues to be characterized by trauma and violence more often than for their White counterparts and impacts emotional and mental health of both youth and adults. (See prevalence statistics below).

Black Veterans Project advances research, dynamic storytelling, advocacy and litigation to address systemic racial inequities across the military and veteran landscape.

Mental Health America works nationally and locally to raise awareness about mental health and ensures that those at-risk for mental illnesses and related disorders receive proper, timely and effective treatment. MHA incorporates culturally competent strategies to ensure that it is effectively addressing the treatment and psychosocial needs of consumers and families with diverse values, beliefs, sexual orientations, and backgrounds that vary by race, ethnicity and/or language.

For the Latinx/Hispanic community, mental health and mental illness are often stigmatized topics resulting in prolonged suffering in silence.

Mental Health America works nationally and locally to raise awareness about mental health, with the goal of ensuring that those at risk for mental illnesses and related disorders receive proper, timely, and effective treatment. MHA encourages the use of culturally competent strategies that help address the needs of individuals with diverse values, beliefs, sexual orientations, and backgrounds that vary by race, ethnicity, and/or language.

Mental Health America works nationally and locally to raise awareness about mental health, with the goal of ensuring that those at risk for mental illnesses and related disorders receive proper, timely, and effective treatment. MHA encourages the use of culturally competent strategies that help address the needs of individuals with diverse values, beliefs, sexual orientations, and backgrounds that vary by race, ethnicity, and/or language.