Learning to cope with Black trauma amid George Floyd and a pandemic âThe State of Black Mental Healthâ roundtable discussed how Black Americans arenât just dealing with the traumas of the present â but also the past 400 years. Â Â The Center for Wellness and Clinical Development hosted a virtual roundtable on Wednesday entitled "The State of Black Mental Health." The panel discussed how the Black community processes the traumas of the past and present. [ Times ] Black America is suffering from post-traumatic stress. The national racial reckoning with policing and the criminal justice system catalyzed by George Floydâs death last year was difficult enough for Black Americans. That it happened amidst the coronavirus pandemic made it even more challenging, said Brittany Peters, director of the Center for Wellness and Clinical Development in Tampa.