This page is a new and expanding collection of resources related to how diverse populations experience mental health and treatment in America. 

The "Mental Health Disparities: Diverse Populations" page from the APA provides fact sheets about several racial/ethnic, gender, and sexual minorities who often suffer from poor mental health outcomes due to multiple factors including inaccessibility of high quality mental health care services, cultural stigma surrounding mental health care, discrimination, and overall lack of awareness about mental health.

Race and Mental Health

"How Psychiatrists Can Talk with Patients and Their Families About Race and Racism" APA, Nov 2020

This tool provides psychiatrists with the necessary tools to speak with patients about race in a sensitive and professional manner using clinical vignettes. Incorporating these tools should increase understanding of how race and racism impact patients’ lives, decrease bias and enhance the therapeutic relationship.

Town Hall - APA Addresses Structural Racism

Racism And Mental Health, MHA

LGBTQ+ Individuals and Mental Health

A Guide for Working With Transgender and Gender Nonconforming Patients, APA

Important Factors Of LGBTQI Mental Health, NAMI

Anxiety and Depression in the LGBTQ+ Community, ADAA

Healthcare Equality Index 2020, HRC

Women/Assigned-Female-at-Birth Individuals and Mental Health

Diversity & Health Equity Education - Women, APA

Women and Mental Health, NIMH

Pregnancy and Mental Health resources for Providers, MGH Center for Women's Mental Health