b'2RAPPORT | Feature StoryBlack Mental Health Graduate Academy Celebrates Milestones, and Black Excellence in Psychology and Mental Health Counselingmericas continuing scarcity ofof future Black psychologists and mental A mental health professionals ofhealth counselors. Many witting and unwitting color is a critical contributingresistors of increased racial/ethnic diversity factor to racial/ethnic disparitiesin graduate programs, often assert that in mental health care. For example, accordingpeople of color (POC) are disinterested in to the American Psychological Associationreceiving mental health services or pursuing (APA), only 4 percent of psychologists prac- mental health careers. Our steadily increasing ticing today in the United States identify asrecruitment of POC, including Black students African American or Black. To respond to thisputs to rest such assertions, said Dr. Natalie problem, 91香蕉视频成人在线 launched theCort, director of the Black Mental Health Black Mental Health Graduate Academy, un- Graduate Academy, co-director of CMGMH der the auspices of the Center for Multicultur- and assistant professor of clinical psychology. al & Global Mental Health (CMGMH), in 2016Our pioneering and paradigm shifting to recruit, mentor and support Black studentsCMGMH programs, such as our new Asian pursuing psychology and counseling degrees.Mental Health Program and the Academy Including 31 current Scholars, the Academyhighlight that when the needs of POC are now counts 42 Scholars among its ranks.reflected, appreciated and celebrated in It cannot be understated, the significancegraduate programs, they will come, and they of the Academys relatively sizeable numberwill succeed.'