For Black social workers, anxiety and depression are on the rise
- Written by Carmen Reese Foster, Interim Online MSSW Program Director, Assistant Professor of Practice, Director of Alumni Affairs, University of Tennessee
A woman raises her fist during a 2020 Black Lives Matter protest in Queens, New York. Ira L. Black/Corbis via Getty ImagesWhen George Floyd was brutally murdered in the summer of 2020, a wave of activism spread throughout the country.
People protested. Anti-racism books became bestsellers. Diversity, equity and inclusion jobs increased by 55%,...
