July 23, 2021
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“This is basically an effort to create a boogeyman and pour everything into that category that they believe will prompt fear, discomfort and repudiation on the part of parents and voters who are primed to respond to this hysteria that they’re trying to create,” said Kimberlé Crenshaw, a law professor at the University of California at Los Angeles and Columbia Law School.
(Commentary by UCLA’s Sonja Diaz) It’s no secret that the path to victory for Gov. Gavin Newsom runs through the state’s diverse electorate. At the UCLA Latino Policy and Politics Initiative, our research indicates that in the 20 years leading up to the 2022 midterm elections, there will have been a 126% increase of Latino registered voters and a 94% increase of Asian American voters.
Mental health needs might not be met among California s Latino and Asian communities
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Rates are higher among poor, multiracial, female, gender-nonconforming and foreign-born young people, study finds
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If not treated early and properly, the researchers stress, adolescents’ mental health problems can have long-lasting negative consequences in adulthood. Elaiza Torralba |
January 27, 2021
Mirroring a national trend, 45% of California youth between the ages of 12 and 17 report having recently struggled with mental health issues, with nearly a third of them experiencing serious psychological distress that could interfere with their academic and social functioning, according to a UCLA policy brief released today.
The UCLA Center for Health Policy Research study also highlights the elevated incidence of mental health distress among certain segments of the adolescent population including poor, multiracial, gender-nonconforming and foreign-born young people and recommends policies to address these inequities and boost acc