Disparities in mental health have persisted or worsened despite our awareness of their existence, increased understanding of their causes, and efforts at reduction and mitigation. Although much is known, there is still much to be done in mental health research to meaningfully impact disparities. In November 2020, the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) and the National Institute of Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD) co-sponsored a virtual workshop to explore the complexities of mental health disparities, which revealed several gaps and opportunities for the field to pursue to advance mental health disparities research. This article, the introduction to a Special Issue on Mental Health Disparities, provides a frame for four articles that stem from and are inspired by the virtual NIMH/NIMHD workshop, all of which illustrate innovative research on understanding the complex mechanisms of disparities and how this knowledge can be translated into effective intervention development that advances mental health equity.

尽管我们意识到心理健康的存在，对其原因的了解增加，并努力减少和缓解，但心理健康方面的差距仍然存在或恶化。尽管我们知道很多，但在心理健康研究方面仍有很多工作要做，才能对差异产生有意义的影响。2020 年 11 月，美国国家心理健康研究所 (NIMH) 和美国国家少数民族健康与健康差异研究所 (NIMHD) 共同主办了一个虚拟研讨会，以探讨心理健康差异的复杂性，揭示了该领域的一些差距和机遇追求推进心理健康差异研究。这篇文章是对心理健康差异特刊的介绍，为源自虚拟 NIMH/NIMHD 研讨会并受其启发的四篇文章提供了框架，