Mental Health and Migrant Family Separation
The mental health impacts of separating migrant children from their families are grim.
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Preparatory Pre-K
Enrollment in public or private pre-K boosted students’ kindergarten readiness.
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The Harm of Structural Racism and Surveillance Culture in Public Assistance
Efforts to link two public assistance programs encountered barriers – surveillance culture, institutional racism and gender discrimination.
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Student Clubs Combat Student Bullying
Researchers studied the impact of Gay-Straight Alliances and school anti-bullying policies on LGBTQ youths’ experiences of harassment and perceived social support.
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The Failure to Prevent Suicide in Immigration Detention
An analysis of ICE inspection audits, contracts, and detainee death reports shows that mental health in immigration detention is chronically ignored.
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Monsters in Your Bed
Employing a professional exterminator may seem like the obvious choice for a bedbug infestation, but the price is out of reach of many.
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Measuring Neighborhood Vulnerability: A Novel Approach
Neighborhood vulnerability was measured by combining levels of affluence (education, high income, professional employment) and disadvantage (poverty, unemployment, and public assistance) with other social aspects such as the race of neighborhood residents.
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Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Covid-19 Testing and Outcomes
Covid-19 disease, hospitalization and death disparities loom large among Latinos in a California study.
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Pharmacy Deserts Hinder Medications Access in Segregated Black and Latino Neighborhoods
Lacking access to a local pharmacy can directly impact health equity.
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Virtual Clinics Offer Safe and Effective Abortion Care
New research demonstrates virtual clinics can provide safe and effective abortion care, which can increase access.
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