Black women's mental health : balancing strength and vulnerability / edited by Stephanie Y. Evans, Kanika Bell, and Nsenga K. Burton.

Albany, New York : State University of New York Press, [2017]

xvi, 307 pages ; 24 cm

Introduction: learning to BREATHE: toward a balanced model of Black women's wellness / Stephanie Y. Evans, Kanika Bell, and Nsenga K. Burton -- Part I: Balancing vulnerability. Sisters on sisters: inner peace from the Black woman mental health professional perspective / Kanika Bell -- When the bough breaks: the StrongBlackWoman and the embodiment of stress / Chanequa Walker-Barnes -- Representations of Black women's mental illness in htgawm and being Mary Jane / Nsenga K. Burton -- Selfies, subtweets, & suicide: social media as mediator and agitator of mental health for Black women / Joy Harden Bradford -- Part II: Balancing strength. From worthless to wellness: self-worth, power, and creative survival in memoirs of sexual assault / Stephanie Y. Evans - The travel diaries: excursions for balance, reflection, healing, and empowerment / Kami J. Anderson -- My body is a vehicle: narratives of Black women holistic leaders on spiritual development, mental healing, and body nurturing / Rachel Panton -- Black women's sexuality and relationships: embracing self-love through BREATHE-ing / Qiana M. Cutts - African American mothers' parenting in the midst of violence and fear: finding meaning and transcendence / Ruby Mendenhall, Loren Henderson, and Barbara M. Scott -- Part III: Strategies for balance -- Black feminist therapy as a wellness tool / Lani V. Jones and Beverly Guy-Sheftall -- Looking through the window: Black women's perspectives on mental health and self-care / Maudry-Beverley Lashley, Vanessa Marshall, and TyWanda McLaurin-Jones -- Don't go back to sleep: increasing well-being through contemplative practice / Veta Goler -- Love lessons: Black women teaching Black girls to love / Alero Afejuku, Sheila Flemming-Hunter, and Ayo Gathing -- Transformative mental health for African American women: health policy considerations / Daniel E. Dawes and Keisha Braithwaite Holden -- Afterword / Diane R. Brown and Verna M. Keith.

Includes bibliographical references and index.