I know in the black community, mental health diagnosis and treatment is pretty taboo. I suffer from depression and anxiety, and have had a lot of other black people tell me that those aren't real. My father is a schizophrenic and he's an outcast because of it. To be honest, I have a general understanding, but I'm not 100% sure why it's such a taboo (maybe some other ladies here will be able to enlighten me). I have noticed measures being taken to encourage treatment and de stigmatize mental illness. The other day I realized mental health diagnosis/treatment is much more acceptable among whites (and even sometimes used to justify heinous crimes). Are we not also allowed to be mentally ill?

I'm curious about PoC communities views surrounding addressing mental health. How does your community address it? How do you feel about it?