AFRICAN AMERICAN WOMEN EDUCATIONAL LEADERS’ PERCEPTIONS OF MENTAL HEALTH INTERVENTIONS
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Brown, L., African American Women Educational Leaders’ Perceptions of Mental Health Interventions. Doctor of Education (Executive Educational Leadership in Mental Health and Human Services), May, 2022, Houston Baptist University, Houston, Texas.
This study explores the perceptions of African American women in educational leadership roles regarding mental health interventions. This study also has a purpose of identifying the mental health interventions that African American women in educational leadership feel most comfortable participating in. The long-term effects of mental health services on a personal and professional level are discussed as well.
This study uses a mixed methods approach, which includes a resilience questionnaire followed by individual interviews of ten African American women in various educational leadership positions. Three major themes were discovered through the process of data collection as well. (1) Religion and church communities are the preferred method of combatting mental health concerns, (2) African American women in educational leadership roles have an exceptional level of resilience, and (3) Stigma is still a lingering issue in the African American community as it relates to mental health.