Why is there a stigma for mental health in the African American community?

Methodology 1/1.5 pages

1. Describe what you did a secondary data analysis of…

Racial/Ethnic Differences in Mental Health Service Use among Adults

2. Describe where it came from..

Data received from links below to Racial/Ethnic Differences in Mental

Health Service Use among Adults and Charts of the numbers.

https://www.integration.samhsa.gov/MHServicesUseAmongAdults.pdf

https://www.samhsa.gov/data/sites/default/files/MHServicesUseAmongAdults/Appendic

es.pdf

Describe what you were looking for and how you found it.

Looking to compare mental health service use among adults. Focusing on

insurance, gender, employment, poverty status and education.

Results/Discussion 2.5 pages

Methodology Drives the Results section.

1. Describe what was found what was found during the secondary data

analysis. ​(Discuss the numbers!!!) (at least 1 page)

2. Research Question 1: Are mental health service usage different among

african american than other races​. ​(Discuss if the research question is

supported by the data and explain. If not explain as well.)

3. Null Hypothesis: African american men are more likely to obtain mental

health services between ages between ages 18-25 compared to other ethnic

groups​. ​(Discuss whether hypothesis is supported or not supported based

on the same data collected)

4. Alternative Hypothesis: African Americans are less likely to receive

mental health care services compared to other races​. ​(Discuss whether

hypothesis is supported or not supported based on the same data

collected)

End the discussion talking about how the data analyzed connects to the topic “Why is

there a stigma of mental health in the African American community” and either supports or

disproves my Research question.