A Tri-Country Analysis of the Effects of White Supremacy in Mental Health Practice and Proposed Policy Alternatives

From Kristen Folkerts and colleagues Isra Merchant and Chenxi Yang. The goal of this paper is to take a closer look at mental health care policies in Nigeria, China, and the United States. These nations were selected for their demographic diversity as well as for the shared influence that European colonization, imperialism, and white supremacy culture have had on their equally diverse mental health policies and practices. How do historical and cultural perspectives affect different nations’ mental health policies and approaches (via a multi-nation comparison)? Read More

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CSIS Africa Policy Accelerator

Kristen Folkerts named 2020 Cohort member of CSIS Africa Policy Accelerator Program Read More

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