Really appreciate this approach to centering structural oppression in mental health discourse. The point about distress being shaped by racism and ableism rather than individual failure flips the typical medical model on its head. Back when I volunteered at a community health clinic, I saw how diagnostic labels often obscured the real stressors people were dealing with—housing insecurity, discrimination, lack of opprotunities. Integrating lived experience with systems analysis seems way more grounded than just pathologizing peoples reactions to systemic violence.
Really appreciate this approach to centering structural oppression in mental health discourse. The point about distress being shaped by racism and ableism rather than individual failure flips the typical medical model on its head. Back when I volunteered at a community health clinic, I saw how diagnostic labels often obscured the real stressors people were dealing with—housing insecurity, discrimination, lack of opprotunities. Integrating lived experience with systems analysis seems way more grounded than just pathologizing peoples reactions to systemic violence.
This looks amazing and I wonder as a parent if it would be helpful. I write about my experiences as well as others.
I encourage you to follow with the link and reach out to the folks at IDHA❤️