Description

In this presentation, Xenia Johnson-Bhembe, MD, will share results from a mixed-methods pilot study examining the difference in referral rates between Black and White children, the relationship between Black parents' experiences of discrimination and follow-through on pediatric mental health referrals for their children. Respondents completed a validated discrimination scale and participated in semi-structured interviews focused on experiences of racism, trust of the healthcare system in relation to racism, and racism’s link to their decision to follow through on mental health referral for their child.

Presenter Bio

Dr. Xenia Johnson-Bhembe is a Double board-certified senior psychiatrist at Cambridge Health Alliance with over twenty years in clinical practice. She is an Assistant Professor of Clinical Psychiatry Part-Time at Harvard Medical School and currently serves as the Director of Behavioral Health at the Greater Lawrence Family Health Center. Dr. Bhembe has a keen interest in designing interventions to combat the internalized effects of anti-black racism.