BIPOC Mental Health Awareness Month: Suicide disparities, structural racism risks and more

In 2008, the U.S. House of Representatives designated July as Bebe Moore Campbell National Minority Mental Health Awareness Month, also called Black, Indigenous and People of Color Mental Health Awareness Month.

In conjunction with this observance, Healio Psychiatry has compiled a list of five stories related to mental health research among communities of color and multiracial backgrounds.

Sex, racial/ethnic disparities apparent among adolescents with suicidal ideation

Sex and racial/ethnic disparities in temporal trends were apparent among adolescents with suicidal ideation, according to results of a cross-sectional analysis published in JAMA Network Open. Read more.

Suicide rates differed significantly by race, ethnicity in past decade

Suicide rates in the United States differed by race and ethnicity in recent years, according to results of a cross-sectional study in a research letter published in JAMA Network Open. Read more.

Overdose-related cardiac arrests significantly increased during pandemic

Overdose-related cardiac arrests increased significantly in 2020 in the United States, particularly among “Latinx” and Black individuals, according to results of a cohort study published in JAMA Psychiatry. Read more.

Structural racism a 'critical public health threat,' increases psychosis risk

Structural racism in the United States has had a significant effect on psychosis risk at the individual and neighborhood levels, according to results of a review paper published in American Journal of Psychiatry. Read more.

Police contact significant factor in Black emerging adults' high anxiety disorder rates

Black emerging adults in the United States aged 18 to 29 years commonly experienced anxiety disorders, which were the most prevalent disorders among this segment of the population, according to results of a recent study. Read more.