APA Annual Meeting 2022 On-Demand Package-Addressing Mental Health Disparities: Challenges and Innovative Opportunities

Addressing Mental Health Disparities: Challenges and Innovative Opportunities

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Video Summary

The panel of experts in the video discusses the importance of addressing health disparities and inequities in mental health care, with a focus on racial and social determinants. They highlight the challenges faced by marginalized communities, such as lack of access to care and social determinants like racism and poverty. The experts introduce the SMART tool, which is a resource that can be used to assess and address disparities in multiple areas, including hiring, clinical care, workplace culture, community advocacy, and population health. They emphasize the importance of collecting and analyzing data to drive change, and they encourage interdisciplinary collaboration and community engagement to tackle these disparities. The video seeks to raise awareness about the need for equity in mental health care and provides insights and tools to address these disparities effectively.

Keywords

health disparities

mental health care

racial determinants

social determinants

marginalized communities

access to care

racism

poverty

SMART tool

data analysis

interdisciplinary collaboration

equity