Infographic spotlights mental health challenges faced by minority populations and offers solutions
AHA’s Behavioral Health Team, in collaboration with AHA’s Institute for Diversity and Health Equity, Sept. 16 released an infographic highlighting minority mental health. The infographic includes data on mental health care access and health risks for Black, Latino and Asian Americans versus white Americans, as well as ways hospitals can support patients in these communities.
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