I am a young black Haitian-American woman who is spiritual, educated, political, and family oriented. As a child, I grew up in low-income family home with both parents under one roof. Without a doubt, both of my parents are political, for they are democrat individuals who raised their children to be acquainted with civil rights and social disparities. However, I do believe my identities fit into a culturally competent behavioral health plan because of cultural disparities in health care. Therefore, minorities are less likely to have access to available mental health services and often receive a poorer quality of treatment of care. I believe a lot of these issues have to do with the racial and socioeconomic status in the United States. In the
