Silent Anger

About the Book

Mental health in the African American community has never been fully studied—historically considering the impact of slavery. When we consider the relationship between mental health and slavery, questions begin to arise. How is slavery characterized? Was slavery a disease? Or was it simply a means for economic gain that incidentally resulted in the desecration of a culture due to greed manifested among slave traders and profiteers? There is no doubt that it is important to understand the impact that slavery had on the mental health of those who were affected by this institution. Join me as we explore how slavery created the most hideous mental health problems that African-Americans have experienced and continue to experience in American society today.

About the Author

Dr. Danny E. Blanchard is a former university professor with over 25 years of experience in dealing with mental health care in African Americans and Mexican Americans. He is the recipient of numerous local academic and state awards. Dr. Blanchard has served on numerous mental health boards and has served as a mental health state advisor to the former Governor of the State of Alabama, Governor Don Siegleman. Dr. Blanchard is a much sought-after speaker and consultant in various areas concerning mental health care. He is board certified in Mental Health Counselling, and Marriage and Family theory and is currently in private practice, which he has been for 25 years. Dr. Blanchard is the author of two widely read books, Black Men Do Cry and Well Water, The Psychological Effects of Racism on African American Children. Dr. Blanchard is a graduate of Oakwood University with a degree in psychology and he holds advance degrees from Loma Linda University, in Loma Linda, California, and in Vanderbilt University in Nashville, TN. He has done additional graduate studies at the University of California, Riverside Campus, Riverside, California. Dr. Blanchard has a strong commitment to the mental health care of all people, both in the United States and abroad. He has had the opportunity to assist people with individual mental health needs from all cultures and ethnic groups. He has a strong belief that mental health care should be America's number one health concern, and has dedicated his life to seeing to it that all people are cared for in regard to their mental health needs. It is the hope that the readers of this book will gain additional insight into the mental health needs of America's people of color; and more specifically, all people.