The outbreak that was always here: Racial trauma in the context of COVID-19 and implications for mental health providers.

@article{Liu2020TheOT,
  title={The outbreak that was always here: Racial trauma in the context of COVID-19 and implications for mental health providers.},
  author={Sabrina R. Liu and Sheila Modir},
  journal={Psychological trauma : theory, research, practice and policy},
  year={2020}
}
The present commentary offers a timely exploration of the racial trauma experienced by Asian, Black, and Latinx communities as it relates to COVID-19. Instances of individual, cultural, and structural racism and implications for mental health are discussed. Evidence-based strategies are identified for mental health professionals in order to support healing and mitigate the risk of further racial traumas. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2020 APA, all rights reserved). 
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