Inequality In Health Care
Inequality in Health care with respect to race:
“More specifically, African-American emerging adults could be adversely affected by cumulative vulnerabilities related to race, social positioning, age, and mental illness, which may further contribute to their being at particular risk for experiencing a poorer quality of life compared with the general population” (Williams, 2014, p.43). According to survey conducted from the San Diego County Adult and Older Adult Mental Health Services (AMHS) system and the San Diego County Sheriff's Department, African Americans were more likely to be incarcerated Compared with Whites, whereas incarceration was less for Latinos, Asians, and other racial-ethnic minority groups. Patients who received an adequate
service after release were less likely to be re incarcerated than patients who did not (Hawthorne, William, Folsom, David; Sommerfeld, David H; Lanouette, Nicole, Lewis, Marshall; et al 2012). The factors relating to the disparities among the African American population and the utilization of mental healthcare services is a concept that communities should become aware of and educated on.
“More specifically, African-American emerging adults could be adversely affected by cumulative vulnerabilities related to race, social positioning, age, and mental illness, which may further contribute to their being at particular risk for experiencing a poorer quality of life compared with the general population” (Williams, 2014, p.43). According to survey conducted from the San Diego County Adult and Older Adult Mental Health Services (AMHS) system and the San Diego County Sheriff's Department, African Americans were more likely to be incarcerated Compared with Whites, whereas incarceration was less for Latinos, Asians, and other racial-ethnic minority groups. Patients who received an adequate
service after release were less likely to be re incarcerated than patients who did not (Hawthorne, William, Folsom, David; Sommerfeld, David H; Lanouette, Nicole, Lewis, Marshall; et al 2012). The factors relating to the disparities among the African American population and the utilization of mental healthcare services is a concept that communities should become aware of and educated on.