Expert insights and practical tools to improve care for excluded communities Giving voice to those whose pain has been overlooked, The Cost of Healing in Silence offers a roadmap for mental health care that acknowledges and addresses the ways racial bias and stereotypes infiltrate health care systems. This compelling text blends contemporary research, practical tools, and personal stories to provide both narrative insight and actionable strategies reflective of diverse identities. Readers will encounter specific systemic issues that demand urgent attention, including misdiagnosis, overdiagnosis, and the criminalization of mental illness. The book also presents concrete calls to action, such as improving access to culturally responsive therapists and health care providers across systems of care. The Cost of Healing in Silence is a timely and essential resource for mental health professionals, policymakers, and individuals committed to healing racial trauma and creating a more inclusive approach to care for all. In The Cost of Healing in Silence, Ashley McGirt-Adair delivers a courageous and transformative call to break cycles of pain and isolation. With truth, tenderness, and conviction, she shows that our healing, both individual and collective, begins when we dare to speak, to feel, and to reclaim our wholeness.--UCHÉ BLACKSTOCK, MD, Founder and CEO, Advancing Health Equity; New York Times bestselling author of Legacy: A Black Physician Reckons with Racism in Medicine