More than three in five children (63%) enrolled in Medicaid do not receive mental health services within six months after a firearm injury, according to a new study published in the journal Pediatrics.
Jun 5, 2023
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The news is horrifying—a list that seems to keep growing of high-profile African Americans believed to have died by suicide in the last few weeks:
Feb 3, 2022
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According to a Johns Hopkins Medicine study published today in JAMA Pediatrics, exposure to police—even in instances in which the officers are providing assistance—may be detrimental to the health and well-being of Black ...
Sep 7, 2021
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The use of bariatric surgery to treat severe obesity in adolescents, and the racial disparities in access to that treatment, were analyzed in a retrospective study published in Annals of Surgery by researchers at The University ...
Oct 28, 2020
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LSU Health New Orleans research led by Stuart Chalew, MD, Professor of Pediatrics at LSU Health New Orleans School of Medicine, has found that HbA1c, a major metric of diabetes management, is markedly higher in black youth ...
Sep 14, 2023
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Black teenagers experience daily racial discrimination, most frequently online, which can lead to negative mental health effects, according to a Rutgers researcher.
Dec 16, 2019
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Firearms are now the leading cause of death for children and adolescents 0-19 years of age, with a staggering 83 percent increase in youth firearm fatalities over the past decade, according to a commentary published in Lancet ...
May 27, 2022
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Youth with foster care involvement have an increased risk for mental health diagnoses, trauma and worse outcomes in adulthood than their peers. Research about how youth with disabilities, including autism and intellectual ...
Feb 12, 2024
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School connectedness—the degree to which students feel part of their school community—influences more than grades. For Black students, it's a protective factor against depression and aggressive behavior later in life, ...
Jan 5, 2024
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Teen suicide rates among black youth are increasing. In 2016 and again in 2018, national data revealed that among children age 5-11, black children had the highest rate of death by suicide. For the years 2008 to 2012, 59 ...
Jan 17, 2020
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