Compared with the general population, African Americans are less likely to be offered either evidence-based medication therapy or psychotherapy
Only one-in-three African Americans who need mental health care receives it
Despite recent efforts to improve mental health services for African Americans and other minority groups, barriers remain regarding access to and
quality of care. The barriers include: stigma associated with mental illness, distrust of the health care system, lack of providers from diverse racial/ethnic
backgrounds, and lack of culturally competent providers..
Maternal Health
Black women are three to four times more likely to experience a pregnancy-related death than white women.
Black women are more likely to experience preventable maternal death compared with white women.
Black women’s heightened risk of pregnancy-related death spans income and education levels.
Covid-19
Black Americans continue to make up a disproportionate share of Covid-19 fatalities as the number of deaths from the coronavirus pandemic exceeds 100,000 in the U.S., according to an analysis of CDC data.
Nearly 23% of reported Covid-19 deaths in the U.S. are African American as of May 20, even though black people make up roughly 13% of the U.S. population, according to the data.
Conditions such as diabetes, hypertension and asthma that tend to plague African Americans more than other groups could contribute to more Covid-19 deaths. Income inequalities and disparities in access to health care tend to hurt minority and lower-income populations more than others.