Supply of professional helpers, in general, is insufficient for those needing help, as we have seen.

AA clinicians: 5x more likely to see AA patients than are white clinicians. But only 2% of psychologists and psychiatrists are AA (4% of social workers).

In addition, location of these practitioners (urban areas) does not match where most AA�s living in rural South and many urban pratitioners do not accept Medicaid.

Finally�STIGMA against seeking mental health services is strong

Source: Culture, Race, and Ethnicity: A Supplement to Mental Health: A Report of the Surgeon General.