Why is there a stigma for mental health in the African American community?
Methodology 1/1.5 pages
1. Describe what you did a secondary data analysis of…
Racial/Ethnic Differences in Mental Health Service Use among Adults
2. Describe where it came from..
Data received from links below to Racial/Ethnic Differences in Mental
Health Service Use among Adults and Charts of the numbers.
https://www.integration.samhsa.gov/MHServicesUseAmongAdults.pdf
https://www.samhsa.gov/data/sites/default/files/MHServicesUseAmongAdults/Appendic
es.pdf
Describe what you were looking for and how you found it.
Looking to compare mental health service use among adults. Focusing on
insurance, gender, employment, poverty status and education.
Results/Discussion 2.5 pages
Methodology Drives the Results section.
1. Describe what was found what was found during the secondary data
analysis. (Discuss the numbers!!!) (at least 1 page)
2. Research Question 1: Are mental health service usage different among
african american than other races. (Discuss if the research question is
supported by the data and explain. If not explain as well.)
3. Null Hypothesis: African american men are more likely to obtain mental
health services between ages between ages 18-25 compared to other ethnic
groups. (Discuss whether hypothesis is supported or not supported based
on the same data collected)
4. Alternative Hypothesis: African Americans are less likely to receive
mental health care services compared to other races. (Discuss whether
hypothesis is supported or not supported based on the same data
collected)
End the discussion talking about how the data analyzed connects to the topic “Why is
there a stigma of mental health in the African American community” and either supports or
disproves my Research question.