Handbook of Mental Health in African American Youth
This handbook fills major gaps in the child and adolescent mental health literature by focusing on the unique challenges and resiliencies of African American youth. It combines a cultural perspective on the needs of the population with best-practice appro
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Alfiee M. Breland-Noble Cheryl S. Al-Mateen Nirbhay N. Singh Editors
Handbook of Mental Health in African American Youth
Springer Series on Child and Family Studies
Series Editor Nirbhay N. Singh Medical College of Georgia Augusta University Augusta, Georgia, USA
More information about this series at http://www.springer.com/series/13095
Alfiee M. Breland-Noble Cheryl S. Al-Mateen Nirbhay N. Singh Editors
Handbook of Mental Health in African American Youth
Editors Alfiee M. Breland-Noble Department of Psychiatry Georgetown University Medical Center Washington, DC, USA Nirbhay N. Singh Department of Psychiatry and Health Behavior Medical College of Georgia Augusta University Augusta, GA, USA
Cheryl S. Al-Mateen Department of Psychiatry Virginia Treatment Center for Children Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine Richmond, VA, USA
Springer Series on Child and Family Studies ISBN 978-3-319-25499-9 ISBN 978-3-319-25501-9 DOI 10.1007/978-3-319-25501-9
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To Richard, Morgann, Myles, Micah, Fitzgerald, Mattie, and Day—the Breland-Noble family your faith in me is unwavering. To Mattie, Flora, Alice and Whit, in memoriam, you are with me in every moment. To Dr. Bell for being a bedrock Alfiee To my husband, Bakeer, for everything. To my parents, Benni and Carole, for instilling in me the drive to always learn and do more. To my children, Benjamin and Katherine, just because. Cheryl To my beloved mentor, Ivan L. Beale. Nirbhay
Preface
The Handbook of Mental Health in African American Youth was designed to fill a significant void in the child and adolescent mental health literature. Since the advent of research focused
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