Janeé R. Avent

  • Counseling and Educational Development, UNCG

There are 2 included publications by Janeé R. Avent :

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African American Pastors on Mental Health, Coping, and Help Seeking 2015 5387 Within the Black Church, there remains much that is unknown about pastoral motivations, beliefs, and attitudes about mental health. The purpose of this study was to investigate pastors' responses to parishioners dealing with mental health issues, inc...
What then shall we say to these things? an investigation of African American pastors' response to mental health needs in the Black church and their influence on African American help-seeking behaviors and coping strategies 2013 3344 African Americans are often disproportionately represented in vulnerable populations that could likely cause them to be at a greater risk for struggling with anxiety and depression (U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, 2001), however, they t...