Evidence suggests that the conception of “mental health,” as well as Western health care models, needs to be reimagined to better reflect the unique care needs of Black people. Within these systems, Black people are more likely to experience secondary victimization and retraumatization. Despite these systemic failings, Black people often find ways to manage self-care, wellness, and healing. Within the context of dueling pandemics (COVID-19 and racial injustice), Black people turned to social media applications to develop community-led, culturally-congruent care models. This study aims to explore the ways Black people experienced virtual engagements on social media during the dueling pandemics. This exploratory study employed a six-phase thematic analysis approach, while utilizing publicly available textual data (Instagram comments) from two key social media engagements targeting Black audiences. Prominent themes gleaned from this analysis elucidate the healing and therapeutic value of these virtual gatherings. These include: (1) Expression of Gratitude and Appreciation, (2) Necessity, (3) Timeliness, (4) Accessibility, (5) Emotional and Spiritual Impact of the Virtual Space, (6) Ancestral and Culturally-Grounded Healing Practices, (7) Reprieve within the Virtual Space, and (8) Community and Collectivism. Our analysis reveals that when elaborating on their experience participating in two key social media engagements targeting Black audiences, attendees’ responses reflect key aspects of empirically-grounded, culturally-congruent care models for Black people (i.e., radical healing). We contend our findings demonstrate the unique ways social media applications might be more intentionally leveraged to create culturally-congruent care for Black people.

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远程医疗 “Verzuz” 激进远程治疗：将社交媒体重新构想为黑人社区的虚拟治愈空间


有证据表明，“心理健康”的概念以及西方医疗保健模式需要重新构想，以更好地反映黑人的独特护理需求。在这些系统中，黑人更有可能经历二次受害和再创伤。尽管存在这些系统性失败，但黑人经常找到管理自我保健、健康和康复的方法。在对峙的大流行病（COVID-19 和种族不公正）的背景下，黑人转向社交媒体应用程序来开发以社区为主导、文化一致的护理模式。本研究旨在探讨黑人在对峙的大流行期间在社交媒体上体验虚拟互动的方式。这项探索性研究采用了六阶段主题分析方法，同时利用了来自针对黑人受众的两个关键社交媒体参与的公开文本数据（Instagram 评论）。从这项分析中收集的突出主题阐明了这些虚拟聚会的治愈和治疗价值。这些包括：（1） 表达感激和欣赏，（2） 必要性，（3） 及时性，（4） 可访问性，（5） 虚拟空间的情感和精神影响，（6） 祖先和文化基础的治疗实践，（7） 在虚拟空间内缓刑，以及 （8） 社区和集体主义。我们的分析表明，在详细说明他们参与针对黑人受众的两个关键社交媒体活动的经历时，与会者的反应反映了以经验为基础、文化一致的黑人护理模式（即根治性治愈）的关键方面。我们认为，我们的研究结果表明，社交媒体应用程序可能会以独特的方式被更有意识地利用来为黑人创造文化一致的关怀。