02/18/2026
📣 Parents!
Teachers!
Clinicians!
🎁 7 Excellent articles here for all from the Child Mind Institute 🎉
1 - https://childmind.org/article/why-are-black-parents-concerned-about-medication-treatment/
2 - https://childmind.org/article/questions-to-ask-a-doctor-prescribing-medication-to-your-child/
3 - https://childmind.org/article/why-do-black-children-with-autism-get-diagnosed-late/
4 - https://childmind.org/article/misdiagnosis-of-mood-disorders-in-teenagers-of-color/
5 - https://childmind.org/article/how-to-help-your-depressed-teenager/
6 - https://childmind.org/article/black-parents-and-the-importance-of-cultural-competence-in-therapy/
7 - https://childmind.org/article/meeting-the-mental-health-needs-of-black-adolescent-boys/
As a parent, the decision to place a child on medication to treat a mental health or learning disorder can be difficult. What are the side effects? Could therapy alone be enough, given more time? Black parents in particular may be skeptical because of the history of misuse of psychiatric medication....
