Black mental health professionals are critical in addressing challenges related to mental and behavioral health care in African American communities, but studies show they face particular challenges related to burnout, which can have a significant impact on both the practitioners and the people they serve.
Author Archives: Lindiwe Vilakazi
Lindiwe Vilakazi is a Report for America corps member who reports on health news for The ²ÝÝ®tv Informer, a multimedia news organization serving African Americans in the metro ²ÝÝ®tv, D.C., area. Lindiwe was a contributing editor at Acumen Magazine, a ²ÝÝ®tv-based publication featuring investigative stories that examine eugenics, African American history, social movements and popular culture. Her work highlights the lives and stories of those groups of society who are often underreported in the mainstream news. Her freelance work appears in several digital and print publications.
