Everyone can suffer from mental health issues, but BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, and People of Color) are at an increased risk due to longstanding economic disparities, racial discrimination, and more. As a result, they often do not get adequate mental health treatment. Some of the contributing factors to these disparities are: 1. Lack of cultural understanding by health care providers may contribute to underdiagnosis and/or misdiagnosis of mental illness in people from racially/ethnically diverse populations 2. Racial/ethnic minority youth with behavioral health issues are more readily referred to the juvenile justice system than to specialty primary care, compared with white youth. 3. Barriers to care, such as: lack of health insurance, language barriers, increased stigma towards mental health in minority communities, and many more. . #BIPOCMentalHealthMonth aims to bring awareness to the unique challenges BIPOC face with regards to mental health. Further information and resources can be...