‘It’s Okay Not To Be Okay’: Reconceptualizing Mental Health Through A Black Transnational Collegians’ Lens (Stage 2, 8:08 AM)

• In Event: e-Lightning Ed-Talk Session 6 - Stage 2

Abstract

Black transnational collegians are an increasingly growing population in the United States (see George Mwangi et al., 2019). This critical qualitative study explored Black transnational collegians’ perceptions of and lived experiences with mental health through the lens of intersectionality, and the liberation health model (LHM) as frameworks. In this study, I sought to address the following research question: How do Black transnational collegians at HWIs perceive the quality of their mental health? With the use of participants’ created art and in-depth interviews, the findings led to the reconceptualization of the study’s definition of mental health. The new definition incorporates intersectionality and LHM to be more inclusive of minoritized collegians’ experiences in the United States.

Author

• Patricia Feraud-King, College of the Holy Cross