May 27, 2020
By Joy Sewing
The Houston Chronicle
https://www.houstonchronicle.com/lifestyle/renew-houston/health/article/UH-psychologist-sheds-light-on-mental-health-for-15297488.php
When Rheeda Walker finished writing her book, “The Unapologetic Guide to Black Mental Health,” (New Harbinger Publications, $16.95), she considered not using “mental health” in the title.
The words often carry a stigma and can inhibit someone from seeking help altogether, she said.
But Walker, a Ph.D. licensed clinical psychologist and a professor and director of the Culture, Risk and Resilience Lab, which she established in 2012, at University of Houston, wanted to be clear about her mission: to address the “mental health crisis” in the African American community.
