ADAD“I’m just amazed when I turn on the television set,” said Lawson, who is Black and lives in Silver Spring. ADADWhen it comes to mental health, Lawson finds it is not simply access to treatment that he is up against. To combat the historic mistreatment and provide the needed mental health services, Lawson says his profession needs far more people like him. Yet of the estimated 41,000 psychiatrists in the country, only two percent are Black, according to the American Psychiatric Association. ADIncreasing the number of Black psychiatrists won’t happen overnight, so Lawson is advocating one traditional avenue toward better mental health and one more modern.

Source: Washington Post August 11, 2020 21:33 UTC