{"product_id":"mental-health-care-in-the-sadye-logan-9780789026125","title":"Mental Health Care in the African-American Community","description":"Over the course of an African American's lifetime, mental health care needs change according to an individual's unique interactions with his or her environment. \u003cem\u003eMental Health Care in the African-American Community\u003c\/em\u003e uses this perspective to provide a deeper analysis of factors and issues affecting the mental health of African Americans. This comprehensive text provides a current and historical analysis of the impact of mental health research, policy, community, and clinical practice from a life course perspective. Stressing evidence-based practice as an expanded way to think and talk about individualizing and translating evidence into a given practice situation, this valuable book provides a social work context for all helping professions. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cem\u003eMental Health Care in the African-American Community\u003c\/em\u003e provides the helping community with non-traditional, expanded ways of thinking and intervening in the mental health needs and care of African Americans. Organized logically, this complex subject presents data in a user-friendly way that engages the reader, and provides chapter summaries and suggested group\/classroom activities to facilitate understanding. This text is extensively referenced and includes figures and tables to clearly illustrate data. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTopics in \u003cem\u003eMental Health Care in the African-American Community\u003c\/em\u003e include: \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003ea historical overview of African Americans' mental health care \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ea conceptual and theoretical framework for African Americans' mental health \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ecurrent issues affecting mental health intervention for African Americans \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003emental health in group homes and foster care \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003edepression \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003esubstance abuse \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003epoverty \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eADHD \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003esuicide \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003emental health in elderly African Americans \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003emental health policy \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003erural African American mental health needs \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ekinship care \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003emultiethnic families and children \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003emuch, much more! \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eMental Health Care in the African-American Community\u003c\/em\u003e is a valuable textbook for practitioners; administrators; researchers; policymakers; educators; and students in social work, psychology, mental health services, case management, and community planning.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Sadye Logan\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0789026120\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780789026125\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Routledge\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/25\/2007\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 422\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.38lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.39h x 6.05w x 1.03d","brand":"Sadye Logan","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44540341387519,"sku":"9780789026125","price":115.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_2872fe29-4cf1-4100-8408-d9862d73efc2.jpg?v=1700587358","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/mental-health-care-in-the-sadye-logan-9780789026125","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}