Mental Health Equity

Mental Health Equity is the first comprehensive textbook to explore the drivers of mental health inequities in the United States and the innovative strategies being used to advance equity through programs and policies. Ideal for students in public health, mental health, health policy, social work, medicine, allied health, and psychology, this groundbreaking text takes a holistic, ecological approach to addressing historically overlooked public health challenges, empowering learners to understand and combat mental health disparities. The book examines the historical and structural conditions influencing public mental health, including the impacts of racism, redlining, and policy development. Further, it investigates the diverse determinants of mental health equity—social, economic, environmental, biological, and political—highlighting their interconnected roles in perpetuating inequities. It also explores the role that the compounding effects of intersectionality play, the importance of actionable frameworks, state and federal policy initiatives, and payment strategies are for advancing mental health equity. Integrating theory with practice, offering innovative models, global perspectives, and practical tools for community engagement and systemic transformation, Mental Health Equity provides a detailed call to action. This inspiring book is for compassionate leaders, clinicians, policymakers, and advocates who support population health and who strive to counter the persistent inequities affecting millions of Americans. Purchase includes online access via Springer Publishing Connect™. Key Features: Presents real-world applications to groundbreaking frameworks such as intersectionality, political determinants of health, and anti-racism Provides clearly defined learning objectives, engaging discussion questions, and important case vignettes illustrating challenges of persistent mental health inequities Brings together perspectives from diverse and notable leaders of public health, medicine, psychology, health policy, law, and social justice Qualified instructors have access to expanded Instructor Resources featuring chapter PowerPoints, a Sample Syllabus, Test banks, an Instructor Manual with learning activities for each chapter, and additional resources to supplement students' dynamic learning and interaction with the text

Table of Contents:
Contributors Foreword Preface PART I. PUBLIC MENTAL HEALTH: EXAMINING THE ROOT CAUSES 1. An Introduction to Mental Health Equity 2. The Historiography of African American Experiences in Race and Mental Health Policy 3. Invisible by Design 4. Redlining and the Structural Conditions of Mental Health Equity 5. The Link Between Racism and Mental Health PART II. THE DETERMINANTS OF MENTAL HEALTH EQUITY AND INEQUITIES 6. The Economic Burden of Mental Health Inequities in the United States 7. Social Determinants of Mental Health Equity 8. Environmental Determinants of Mental Health Equity 9. Biological and Genetic Determinants of Mental Health 10. Political Determinants of Health Impact on Actualizing Mental Health Equity 11. The Role of Religion, Spirituality, and Faith Communities in Addressing Mental Health Disparities PART III. KEY INTERSECTIONAL ISSUES IMPACTING MENTAL HEALTH EQUITY 12. Intersectional Drivers of Mental Health Inequities 13. Gender Bias, Mental Health Inequities, and Health Justice 14. The Relationship Between Mental Health and Violence: Unmasking the Myths 15. Mens' Mental Health and Aging: Utilizing a Health Equity Lens PART IV. FROM THEORY TO POLICY 16. Shaping State Policy to Address Mental Health Inequities 17. Shaping Federal Policy to Address Mental Health Inequities 18. The Role of Payment Policy in Achieving Mental Health Equity PART V. FROM POLICY, TO PRACTICE, TO RESULTS 19. Conceptual Approaches to Addressing the Political Determinants of Mental Health 20. Ecological and Systemic Approaches to Advance Mental Health Equity 21. Public Mental Health Research Considerations 22. History, Hope, and Mental Well-Being: Equity-Centered Public Mental Health Considerations 23. Innovative Models for Mental Health Equity 24. Advancing Mental Health Equity Through Community Engagement 25. Preparing Public and Behavioral Health Professionals for Leadership with Impact 26. Global Mental Health and Well-Being 27. Mental Health System Transformation and Future Considerations

About the Author :
Daniel E. Dawes, JD, DHL (Hon.), Professor of Health law, Policy, and Management; Senior Vice President of Global Health; Founding Dean, School of Global Health, Meharry Medical College, Nashville, TN Nelson J. Dunlap, JD, Assistant Professor, Department of Political Determinants of Health; Vice President of Public Policy and External Affairs; Vice Dean, School of Global Health, Meharry Medical College, Nashville, TN Octavio N. Martinez, Jr., MD, MPH, MBA, DLFAPA, Senior Associate Vice President and Executive Director, Hogg Foundation for Mental Health; Professor of Psychiatry and Associate Chair for Faculty Academic Affairs, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Dell Medical School; Clinical Professor, Steve Hicks School of Social Work; and Faculty Affiliate of the Rapoport Center for Human Rights and Justice, at the University of Texas at Austin.