Essay 1 topic reflection
The social issue that most interests me is mental health in the black community. A lot of Black Americans don’t have access to get help, and it is unfair. Since they don’t have this access, they often use other resorts that are not as beneficial to help. This topic interests me because it’s a cause that is often slept on and not brought to light like other social issues. I want to know more about what outlets they use to solve their cases since they don’t get help and the statistics rate against white people with mental health. I want to know if they are provided these resources for benefit how it will change the overall stigma of mental health and black Americans. I also want to know that if this stigma changes will more black people go and seek help and get the help they need. I’ve seen growing up people turning down support because they feel they won’t benefit from it because of how the system is set up. Black mental health is not taken seriously as white mental health. This is why I chose this topic. I hope in the future there will be an improvement in the resources and help that black Americans get because everyone deserves an equal opportunity.


