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Americans are in a mental health crisis – especially African Americans. Can churches help?

  • Written by Brad R. Fulton, Associate Professor, Indiana University
Americans are in a mental health crisis – especially African Americans. Can churches help?The 160-year-old John Wesley AME Zion Church is one of the few predominantly African American churches that still exists in downtown Washington, D.C.Marvin Joseph/The Washington Post via Getty Images

Centuries of systemic racism and everyday discrimination in the U.S. have left a major mental health burden on African American communities, and the...

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