Suicide, Race, and Social Work: A Systematic Review of Protective Factors among African Americans

Reed, Darius D; Stoeffler, Stephen W.; Joseph, Rigaud

doi:10.1080/26408066.2020.1857317

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“…Further, Watkins et al [15], Ward and Mengesha [16], and Plowden et al [17] discussed risk factors for depression in African American men, including several SDOH, and more recent studies have highlighted the negative impact of police encounters [18] and community violence on African American male mental health [19]. A different perspective from Reed et al [20] explored social work research on SDOH as protective factors regarding African American suicide.…”

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“…Their research suggests that societal expectations of Black men influence mental health treatment seeking, whereas social and community support may serve as facilitators. Reed et al [20] echoed this sentiment regarding suicide mitigation, suggesting that social support from family, peers, and the religious community may also mitigate negative effects of perceived racism on African American mental health [11]. This is paramount as greater perceived racism is associated with greater depressive symptoms in African American men [13].…”

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Social Determinants of Health and Depression among African American Adults: A Scoping Review of Current Research

Yelton

Friedman

Noblet

et al. 2022

IJERPH

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Depression in the United States (US) is increasing across all races and ethnicities and is attributed to multiple social determinants of health (SDOH). For members of historically marginalized races and ethnicities, depression is often underreported and undertreated, and can present as more severe. Limited research explores multiple SDOH and depression among African American adults in the US. Guided by Healthy People (HP) 2030, and using cross-disciplinary mental health terminology, we conducted a comprehensive search to capture studies specific to African American adults in the US published after 2016. We applied known scoping review methodology and followed Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses extension for Scoping Reviews (PRISMA-ScR) guidelines. From 12,315 initial results, 60 studies were included in our final sample. Most studies explored the HP 2030 Social and Community Context domain, with a heavy focus on discrimination and social support; no studies examined Health Care Access and Quality. Researchers typically utilized cross-sectional, secondary datasets; no qualitative studies were included. We recommend research that comprehensively examines mental health risk and protective factors over the life course within, not just between, populations to inform tailored health promotion and public policy interventions for improving SDOH and reducing racial and ethnic health disparities.

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