White students receive more mental health care than any other group, scientists say. Does this make white students more mentally ill? It's hard to know if white students simply receive more general care than other groups. However, scientists have found a clear difference between mentally ill white students and their black and Hispanic counterparts. The mental health care gap in America may be as large as the many racially charged movements. Will policymakers heed this new data?
Do black and Hispanic students suffer from fewer mental health disorders than white students? Scientists think racism is the cause
Scientists have found shocking data behind students suffering from mental disorders. And racism is the cause. The Harvard Medical School study compared data from 50 states between 2006 and 2012. The research looked at students between the ages of 18 and 34, including those under the age of 18. The research found that inequality was part of the care provided to non-white students. Indeed, Black and Latino children made 37 and 49 percent fewer visits to mental health professionals than White children.
Non-white students receive better mental health care; scientists believe that students with mental disorders are not crazy.
The recent study also shows that the numbers have dropped for groups of color with mental disorders. Black students saw health professionals 47% less than white students. And Latinos 58 percent less. Scientists say this may indicate inequality of care. White students actually received three times more outpatient mental health services.
Students with mental health conditions, regardless of gender, have the same inequality issues, the scientists say.
Girls receive less care for mental health issues than their male counterparts. Scientists also found that girls receive more mental health help than boys of all ethnicities. And black and Hispanic imprisonment also offers no help for mental health care. At least half of all inmates in prison have a mental health problem because they were not treated before they were arrested. This clearly highlights the source of the growing minority outrage. A problem that begins in youth.