07/08/2026
July is Minority Mental Health Awareness Month. 💜🤝🏾
Recovery Options is proud to partner with BIPOC communities on our Youth & Family Peer Workforce Expansion program, building a more diverse mental health workforce.
Overall Treatment Rates: Only about 31% to 39% of Black adults, 25% of Asian adults, and 36% of Hispanic adults with mental health conditions receive treatment annually, compared to roughly 52% of non-Hispanic white adults.
Self-Reliance: Research shows that 43% of Black adults and 47% of Hispanic adults attempt to manage mental health challenges on their own rather than seeing a therapist
Trauma Exposure: American Indian and Alaska Native Veterans report experiencing PTSD at double the rate of non-Hispanic white Veterans (20.5% compared to 11.6%)