Structural Racism Fuels Teen Mental Health Gap in N. California

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About The Study: In a racially and ethnically diverse cohort of 34,000 adolescents, those from neighborhoods with extreme concentrations of racial and economic disadvantage were more likely to screen positive for depressive symptoms and suicidality at well-teen visits compared to their counterparts from the most racially and economically privileged neighborhoods.

Authors: Julia Acker, M.S., of the University of California, Berkeley, is the corresponding author.

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(doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2023.29825)

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